"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."

"Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him."

"A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World."

"The private judgment of every particular person concerning the truth or falsehood of any doctrine, or the sincerity of any worship, cannot be over-ruled by the public authority of the commonwealth."

"The common people are not always to be trusted."