"Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has any right to but himself."

"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."

"All men are naturally in a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leav…"

"The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts."

"The commonwealth ought to determine what punishments shall be inflicted on those who transgress the laws."