What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action.

Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated.... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust.

Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.

No class is safe unless government is so arranged that each class has in its hands the means of protecting itself. That is the idea of republics.

Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures progress. Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals. Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Freedom to preach was first gained, dragging in its train freedom to print.

Never forgive at the ballot box!