"God, when he gave the world to men in common, commanded man also to labour, and the penury of his condition required it of him."

"There cannot be a more dangerous thing to a man, than to be a slave to his own passions."

"Slavery is so vile and miserable an estate of man, and so directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation, that 'tis hardly to be conceived that an Englishman, much less a gentleman…"

"Where there is no law, there is no freedom."

"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."