To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every spirit should be ready to devote itself to martyrdom; for as long as we may think as we will, and speak as we think, the condition of man will proceed in improvement.

I am for freedom of religion, & against all maneuvres to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.

[W]hen the clergy addressed General Washington on his departure from the government, it was observed in their consultation that he had never on any occasion sa…

It is jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power... Our Constitution has ac…

We are creating a world where anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence or conformity…

Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.

I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'