Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power.

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor.

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.

If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But, for God's sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose.

No man has greater confidence than I have in the spirit of the people, to a rational extent. Whatever they can, they will.

If the measures which have been pursued are approved by the majority, it is the duty of the minority to acquiesce and conform.