Where annual elections end, there slavery begins.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a struggle of cabals

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is ... the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.

We understand now, we've been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.