The Philosophy Of The Wisest Man That

If There Be Such A Thing As Truth, It Must Infallibly Be Struck Out By The Collision Of Mind With Mind.

Revolutions Are The Produce Of Passion, Not Of Sober And Tranquil Reason.

Revolution Is Engendered By An Indignation With Tyranny, Yet Is Itself Pregnant With Tyranny.... An Attempt To Scrutinize Men's Thoughts And Punish Their Opinions Is Of All Kinds Of Despotism The Most Odious: Yet This Is Peculiarly Character Of A Period Of Revolution.... There Is No Period More At War With The Existence Of Liberty.

Government Can Have No More Than Two Legitimate Purposes - The Suppression Of Injustice Against Individuals Within The Community, And The Common Defense Against External Invasion.

The Proper Method For Hastening The Decay Of Error Is By Teaching Every Man To Think For Himself.