[the Federal Convention] Is Really An Assembly

I Am Not Afraid Of The Priests. They Have Tried Upon Me All Their Various Batteries, Of Pious Whining, Hypocritical Canting, Lying And Slandering, Without Being Able To Give Me One Moment Of Pain.

An Equal Application Of Law To Every Condition Of Man Is Fundamental.

Where Strictness Of Grammar Does Not Weaken Expression, It Should Be Attended To. . . . But Where, By Small Grammatical Negligences, The Energy Of An Idea Is Condensed, Or A Word Stands For A Sentence, I Hold Grammatical Rigor In Contempt.

Reason And Free Inquiry Are The Only Effectual Agents Against Error.

The Legitimate Powers Of Government Extend To Such Acts Only As Are Injurious To Others.