The Rights of Man are the rights of all generations of men, and cannot be monopolised by any.

That which is worth following, will be followed for the sake of its worth, and it is in this that its security lies, and not in any conditions with which it may be encumbered.

When a man leaves property to his heirs, he does not connect it with an obligation that they shall accept it.

Why, then, should we do otherwise with respect to constitutions?
The best constitution that could now be devised, consistent with the condition of the present moment, may be far short of that excellence which a few years may afford.

There is a morning of reason rising upon man on the subject of government, that has not appeared before.