"I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."
"There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
"One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them."
"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you."