Human nature is not of itself vicious.

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.

Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.

Peace, which costs nothing, is attended with infinitely more advantage than any victory with all its expence.

The guilt of a government is the crime of a whole country.

It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance.

It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.