Government has no right to hurt a hair of the head of an atheist for his opinions. Let him have a care of his practices.

We should begin by setting conscience free. When all men of all religions...shall enjoy equal liberty, property, and an equal chance for honors and power...we may expect that improvements will be made in the human character and the state of society.

Let the pulpit resound with the doctrine and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear of the dignity of man’s nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God...Let it be known that British liberties are not the grants of princes and parliaments.

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property in man.

Grief, sorrow, and mourning for irremediable events are useless to the living as to the dead, except as they produce reflection, consideration, and correct errors or reform vices. Remember the best philosophy, the beloved is chastened.

Honor is truly sacred, but holds a lower rank in the scale of moral excellence than virtue.

Politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion in private self defense.

It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.

I believe awesome things will happen. because it's Monday.