1. "The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind." (Common Sense, 1776)
2. "The right of voting for representatives is the primary right by which other rights are protected. To take away this right is to reduce a man to slavery, for slavery consists in being subject to the will of another, and he that has not a vote in the election of representatives is in this case." (First Principles of Government, 1795)
3. "...we still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping the spoil of the multitude." (Rights of Man, 1791)
