"Men are not more zealous for truth than they often are for error, and a sufficiently frequent repetition of error, if not contradicted, passes for truth."

"That the only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."

"The subjection of women is an evil, and a hindrance to human improvement."

"The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind."

"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 …"