If He Who Employs Coercion Against Me

He That Loves Reading Has Everything Within His Reach.

By Right, As The Word Is Employed In This Subject, Has Always Been Understood Discretion, That Is, A Full And Complete Power Of Either Doing A Thing Or Omitting It, Without The Person's Becoming Liable To Animadversion Or Censure From Another, That Is, In Other Words, Without His Incurring Any Degree Of Turpitude Or Guilt. Now In This Sense I Affirm That Man Has No Rights, No Discretionary Power Whatever.

Every Man Has A Certain Sphere Of Discretion Which He Has A Right To Expect Shall Not Be Infringed By His Neighbours. This Right Flows From The Very Nature Of Man.

Power Is Not Happiness. Security And Peace Are More To Be Desired Than A Name At Which Nations Tremble.

There Must Be Room For The Imagination To Exercise Its Powers; We Must Conceive And Apprehend A Thousand Things Which We Do Not Actually Witness.