Each state enjoys sovereign power.

This magistrate is not the king. The people are the king.

Give the vote to the people who have no property, and they will sell them to the rich, who will be able to buy them.

Religion is the only solid Base of morals and that Morals are the only possible Support of free governments.

Religion is the solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God.

If the people should elect, they will never fail to prefer some man of distinguished character, or services; some man, if he might so speak of continental reputation.

In adopting the republican form of government, I not only took it as a man does his wife, for better, for worse, but, what few men do with their wives, I took it knowing all its bad qualities.

The trial of Zenger in 1735 was the germ of American freedom, the morning star of that liberty which subsequently revolutionized America.

They (the French) have taken genius instead of reason for their guide, adopted experiment instead of experience, and wander in the dark because they prefer lightning to light.

Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.

Maybe I need to immerse the fabric of my soul in torrential nature of Christmas, and in doing so to finally understand that it is the very thing that can make the world what I so wish it were.

I knew from experience that no matter how much you turn things in your head, trying to make sense of them, some people just defy all logic.

The way we talk and our behavior should reflect positively on God.

There are thousands of very, very talented artists who will never be known, even after they are dead.

Among artists without talent Marxism will always be popular, since it enables them to blame society for the fact that nobody wants to hear what they have to say.

You can choose to be peaceful right here and now ... it has nothing to do with what other people do or think.

Children can change the world.

I think that would be great, if I could be in a city and wasn't even allowed to work.

The profoundest distances are never geographical.

We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.