The people of America are a people of property; almost every man is a freeholder.

It is far better that we admitted a thousand devils to roam at large than that we permitted one such imposter and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets, to come with the pretended word of God and have credit among us.

Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart.

The cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.

It is from our enemies that we often gain excellent maxims, and are frequently surprised into reason by their mistakes.

The NT, compared with the Old, is like a farce of one act.