"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom."

"The use of force in matters of religion is contrary to the spirit of the Gospel."

"All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it."

"To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues."

"It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of the truth."