"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one."

"He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates his duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."

"He who dares not offend cannot be honest."

"Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice."

"Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer."

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it."

"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."