"On this foundation I hope the whole may be made to stand; and that from this principle, every generation has a right to choose for itself the form of government it believes most promotive of its own h…"

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

"The greatest danger to American freedom is a highly centralized government."

"I own I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive."