Should [reformers] attempt more than the established habits of the people are ripe for, they may lose all and retard indefinitely the ultimate object of their aim.

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.

The price of barbecue is eternal vigilance.

Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science by rendering them my supreme delight.

The same facts impress us differently.

The declaration of rights [Bill of Rights] is, like all other human blessings, alloyed with some inconveniences and not accomplishing fully its object. But the good in this instance vastly outweighs the evil.

Some other natural rights... [have] not yet entered into any declaration of rights.