"Man has no property in the earth; but a right to the produce of it."

"One of the strongest natural proofs of the folly of hereditary right in kings, is, that nature disapproves it, otherwise, she would not so frequently turn it into ridicule by giving mankind an ass for…"

"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to conv…"

"The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country."

"Reason, and not habit, is the governor of a people."