Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to read more

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to breathe the air--it is a right proclaimed by
the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men
have a right to be in this world, and others no right.

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.

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.

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a
right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to read more

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a
right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together
with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He read more

Many a person seems to think it isn't enough for the government to guarantee him the pursuit of happiness. He insists it also run interference for him.

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 unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.