All Men Are Born Equally Free.

If Congress Sees Fit To Impose A Capitation, Or Other Direct Tax, It Must Be Laid In Proportion To The Census; If Congress Determines To Impose Duties, Imposts, And Excises, They Must Be Uniform Throughout The United States. These Are Not Strictly Limitations Of Power. They Are Rules Prescribing The Mode In Which It Shall Be Exercised... This Review Shows That Personal Property, Contracts, Occupations, And The Like Have Never Been Regarded By Congress As Proper Subjects Of Direct Tax.

A Resignation Is A Grave Act; Never Performed By A Right-minded Man Without Forethought Or With Reserve.

The Way To Resumption Is To Resume.

The Law Of The Creator, Which Invests Every Human Being With An Inalienable Title To Freedom, Cannot Be Repealed By Any Interior Law Which Asserts That Man Is Property.

I Never Refused My Help To Any Person Black Or White; And I Liked The Office Nonetheless Because There Were Neither Fees Nor Salary Connected With It.