Government Has No Right To Control Individual

The Interval Between The Decay Of The Old And The Formation And Establishment Of The New Constitutes A Period Of Transition Which Must Always Necessarily Be One Of Uncertainty, Confusion, Error, And Wild And Fierce Fanaticism.

Irresponsible Power Is Inconsistent With Liberty, And Must Corrupt Those Who Exercise It.

How Can Those Who Are Invested With The Power Of Government Be Prevented From The Abuse Of Those Powers As The Means Of Aggrandizing Themselves? ... Without A Strong Constitution To Counteract The Strong Tendency Of Government To Disorder And Abuse There Can Be Little Progress Or Improvement.

The Surrender Of Life Is Nothing To Sinking Down Into Acknowledgment Of Inferiority.

Beware The Wrath Of A Patient Adversary.