The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, o….

Lord, enlighten thou our enemies. Sharpen their wits, give acuteness to their perceptions, and consecutiveness and clearness to their reasoning power….

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them..

There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides..

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people..

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be ….

A cultivated mind is one to which the fountains of knowledge have been opened, and which has been taught, in any tolerable degree, to exercise its fa….

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth….

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others….

Over one's mind and over one's body the individual is sovereign..

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious..

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury..

How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds?.

A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has….

In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions..

When one's ideas are not challenged, one's ability to defend them weakens..

To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman..

So Long as we do not harm others we should be free to think, speak, act, & live as we see fit, without molestation from individuals, law, or gov't..

The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do..

He who knows only his own side of the case (argument) knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. Bu….

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests..