"Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul."

"The power of God is the first cause, and the power of man is the second cause; neither can exist without the other."

"Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by…"

"To say that any People are not fit for Freedom, is to make the same excuse which every Tyrant has used for his Tyranny."

"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason."