"The thoughts of a child are of so little consequence to the world, that it is no matter how incoherent they are."

"The right of judging, that is, of determining all matters of controversy between subjects, whether they concern the interpretation of laws, or the examination of facts, belongs to the magistrate."

"The great art of teaching is to awaken the curiosity of the pupil."

"The only way whereby any one divests himself of his Natural Liberty, and puts on the bonds of Civil Society, is by agreeing with other Men to joyn and unite into a Community, for their comfortable, sa…"

"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours."