"All men are naturally in a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leav…"

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

"A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World."

"No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience."

"The business of laws is not to provide for the truth of opinions, but for the safety and security of the commonwealth, and of every particular man's goods and person."