[property] Embraces Everything To Which A Man

I Have Ever Regarded The Freedom Of Religious Opinions And Worship As Equally Belonging To Every Sect.

No Error Is More Certain Than The One Proceeding From A Hasty And Superficial View Of The Subject.

Among The Features Peculiar To The Political System Of The United States Is The Perfect Equality Of Rights Which It Secures To Every Religious Sect. [...] Equal Laws Protecting Equal Rights, Are Found As They Ought To Be Presumed, The Best Guarantee Of Loyalty, And Love Of Country; As Well As Best Calculated To Cherish That Mutual Respect And Good Will Among Citizens Of Every Religious Denomination Which Are Necessary To Social Harmony And Most Favorable To The Advancement Of Truth.

There Is In Every Breast A Sensibility To Marks Of Honor, Of Favor, Of Esteem, And Of Confidence, Which, Apart From All Considerations Of Interest, Is Some Pledge For Grateful And Benevolent Returns. Ingratitude Is A Common Topic Of Declamation Against Human Nature; And It Must Be Confessed, That Instances Of It Are But Too Infrequent And Flagrant Both In Public And In Private Life. But The Universal And Extreme Indignation Which It Inspires, Is Itself A Proof Of The Energy And Prevalence Of The Contrary Sentiment.

The Purpose Of The Constitution Is To Restrict The Majority's Ability To Harm A Minority.