An Equal Application Of Law To Every

Our Liberty Depends On The Freedom Of The Press, And That Cannot Be Limited Without Being Lost.

There Is Preparing, I Hope, Under The Auspices Of Heaven, A Way For A Total Emancipation.

Of Distinction By Birth Or Badge, [americans] Had No More Idea Than They Had Of The Mode Of Existence In The Moon Or Planets. They Had Heard Only That There Were Such, And Knew That They Must Be Wrong.

You See I Am An Enthusiast On The Subject Of The Arts. But It Is An Enthusiasm Of Which I Am Not Ashamed, As Its Object Is To Improve The Taste Of My Countrymen, To Increase Their Reputation, To Reconcile To Them The Respect Of The World, And Procure Them Its Praise.

I Like The Dreams Of The Future Better Than The History Of The Past.