"The strongest argument against despotism is that it does not adequately educate the people it governs."

"No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize, that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead."

"The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it."

"The only way to ascertain the truth of an opinion is to permit its free expression."

"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a …"