"Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison."

"Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind."

"If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I am surprised to find how soon I have forgotten them."

"I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."