All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting good of the present wr…

- Oliver Ellsworth

Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates to maintain the…

- Oliver Ellsworth

Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred nex…

- Oliver Ellsworth

Legislatures have no right to set up an inquisition and examine into the private opinions of men. Test-laws are useless and ineffectual, unjust and t…

- Oliver Ellsworth

The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible there may be abuses an…

- Oliver Ellsworth

The Thirteen States are Thirteen Sovereign bodies.

- Oliver Ellsworth

Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.

- Oliver Ellsworth

The sole purpose and effect of it is to exclude persecution and to secure the important right of religious liberty.

- Oliver Ellsworth