"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

"It is time enough for the rightful purposes of government for its officers to show that no one can be trusted."

"The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its wounds and restore it to a sound and healthy state."

"I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere."

"I consider the people who constitute a society or nation as the source of all authority in that nation."