"The greatest danger to the freedom of thought and discussion is not the government, but the tyranny of the majority."

"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 …"

"Men are not more zealous for truth than they often are for error, and a sufficient application of legal or even of social penalties will generally succeed in stopping the propagation of either."

"The world would be a gainer if it were more generally understood that the present moral education of mankind is of a very imperfect kind."

"The only freedom which consists in doing what one likes, without regard to the tastes and feelings of other people, is not freedom at all."