Conscience, that vicegerent of God in the human heart, whose "still small voice" the loudest revelry cannot drown.

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting the sacred exercise of the lawmaking functions of their government.

Conscience, that vicegerent of God in the human heart, whose "still small voice" the loudest revelry cannot drown.

Sound morals, religious liberty, and a just sense of religious responsibility are essentially connected with all true and lasting happiness.

The liberties of a people depend on their own constant attention to its preservation.

Is one of the fairest portions of the globe to remain in a state of nature, the haunt of a few wretched savages, when it seems destined by the Creator to give support to a large population and to be the seat of civilization?

A decent and manly examination of the acts of government should not only be tolerated, but encouraged.