The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
Does any man suppose that one general national government can exist in so extensive a country as this? Addresses to the Virginia Ratifying Convention (1788)
Under the present government, all ranks of people are subject to militia duty. Addresses to the Virginia Ratifying Convention (1788)
Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community. Remarks on Annual Elections (1775)