"Our lives are short, and the time we have is precious."

"The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature for his rule."

"The power of the legislative, being derived from the people by a positive voluntary grant and institution, can be no other than what that positive grant conveyed."

"The civil magistrate has no jurisdiction over the salvation of souls."

"Reason, which is the common rule and measure God hath given to mankind."