"The first duty of a government is to give education to the people."

"The liberty of the world is the hope of my heart."

"Let us lay the cornerstone of American liberty without fear."

"The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because nothing is so …"

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."