"The right of all sovereigns is derived from the people, not from God."

"The power of the sovereign is indivisible; and cannot be shared between different bodies or persons."

"The light of human minds is perspicuous words, but by exact definitions first snuffed, and purged from ambiguity."

"The greatest good is the preservation of life, and the greatest evil is death."

"For the laws of nature are not properly laws, but certain dictates of reason."