"How came the King by a power which the People are afraid to trust, and always obliged to check? Such a power could no…"

"Government by Kings was first introduced into the world by the Heathens, from whom the children of Israel copied the …"

"For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual prefere…"

"Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent—selected from the rest of mankind,…"

"Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight of God, than all the crowned Ruffians that ever lived."

"The sun never shined on a cause of greater worth. It is not the affair of a City, a County, a Province, or a Kingdom;…"

"It is pleasant to observe by what regular gradations we surmount the force of local prejudice, as we enlarge our acqu…"

"Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cr…"

"Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for government to take under their care; …"

"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst sta…"