"The only security against error is in the discussion of every subject, with the greatest freedom of speech."

"The initiation of all wise or noble things, comes and must come from individuals; generally at first from some one individual."

"The government of a country, by a part of the people, is, for all purposes of good government, an equally objectionable form of government with that of a single despot."

"The deeply-rooted notion, that the principles of justice are the same for all, and that in every case, justice consists in giving to each person that which he deserves, or is entitled to, is a common …"

"The strongest argument for representative government is, that it is a security for good government."