"The mind is like white paper, void of all characters, without any ideas."

"He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator."

"The commonwealth ought to determine what punishments shall be inflicted on those who transgress the laws."

"Reason, which is the common rule and measure God hath given to mankind."

"The chief business of the senses is to inform the mind of what passes without."