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We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and read more
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues, at our peril, risk and hazard.
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose
begins.
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose
begins.
It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for read more
It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the read more
When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.
We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator read more
We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.