"Individual spontaneity is entitled to free exercise."

"A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes, will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished."

"The government of a country, by a part of the people, is, for all purposes of good government, an equally objectionable form of government with that of a single despot."

"The only source of improvement is liberty, combined with the power of individuals to think for themselves."

"The subjection of women is a standing disgrace to Europe."