"The private judgment of every particular person concerning the truth or falsehood of any doctrine, or the sincerity of any worship, cannot be over-ruled by the public authority of the commonwealth."

"The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature for his rule."

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

"The improvement of the understanding is for two ends: first, for our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others."

"The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property."