The Bill of Rights should contain the general principles of natural and civil liberty. It should be to a community what the eternal laws and obligations of morality are to the conscience. It should be unalterable by any human power.
Thomas PaineA long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
Thomas PaineBefore anything can be reasoned upon to a conclusion, certain facts, principles, or data, to reason from, must be established, admitted, or denied.
Thomas Paine