The moment a person forms a theory his imagination sees in every object only...
My theory has always been that if we are to dream the flatteries of hope...
One loves to possess arms though they hope never to have occasion for them.
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power and teach us that the less we...
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.
It is neither wealth nor splendor but tranquility and occupation which give...
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal that...
The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a...
No government ought to be without censors and where the press is free no one...
That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
So confident am I in the intentions as well as wisdom of the government...
I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always...
Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain...
History in general only informs us of what bad government is.
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of...
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions...
You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
