If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. Votes: 40
The means of defence agst. foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Votes: 0
It is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity toward each other. Votes: 0
Power is of an encroaching nature. Votes: 0
In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. Votes: 0
Our country, if it does justice to itself, will be the workshop of liberty to the civilized world. Votes: 0
It may be concluded that a pure democracy . . . can admit no cure for the mischiefs of faction. Votes: 0
A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. Votes: 0
Public opinion sets bounds to every government, and is the real sovereign in every free one. Votes: 0
[I]t is the reason alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government. Votes: 0
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. Votes: 0
The power of taxing people and their property is essential to the very existence of government. Votes: 0
No power over the freedom of religion [is] delegated to the United States by the Constitution. Votes: 0
Who are to be the electors of the Federal Representatives? Not the rich, more than the poor Votes: 0
People will continue to seek justice until it is found, or until liberty is lost in the pursuit. Votes: 0
No error is more certain than the one proceeding from a hasty and superficial view of the subject. Votes: 0
Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct interests in society. Votes: 0
A public debt is a public curse. Votes: 0
Congress shall never disarm any citizen unless such as are or have been in actual rebellion. Votes: 0