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It is more dangerous that even a guilty person should be punished without the forms of law than that he should escape.

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In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution.

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Thomas Jefferson's Letter to John Holmes on the Missouri Statehood Question – April 20, 1820I thank you, dear Sir, for the copy you have been so kind ...more

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And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these lib...more

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It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice

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Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion.

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I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master.

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The sword of the law should never fall but on those whose guilt is so apparent as to be pronounced by their friends as well as foes.

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Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if the...more

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All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.