One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are..

[H]owever weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties..

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism..

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence..

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many..

Remember civil and religious liberty always go together: if the foundation of the one be sapped, the other will fall of course..

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one..

I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give ….

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work..

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike..

The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government and to reform, alter, or totally change the same ….

To my utter astonishment I saw an airship descending over my cow lot. It was occupied by six of the strangest beings I ever saw. They were jabbering ….

Man is either governed by his own laws - freedom - or the laws of another - slavery. Are you willing to become slaves? Will you give up your freedom,….

If it were to be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of our security in a Republic? The answer would be, An inviolable respec….

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volu….

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original rig….

A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government..

The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men..

The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death..

A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired..

It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is mor….