"The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected."

"To be well-informed is the best security against the evils of society."

"The more perfect civilization is, the less occasion has it for government, because the more does it regulate its own affairs, and govern itself."

"The trade of governing has always been an alliance of kings, priests, and soldiers."

"It is impossible for us to suppose that a God, who is just, can be the author of a religion which is not just."