"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."

"I think myself that we are over-governed, and that the best government is that which governs least."

"The operations of the executive power are generally for the public good, and when they are not, they are generally checked by the Legislature."

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