Government has no right to hurt a hair on the head of an Atheist for his Opinions. Let him have a care of his Practices. { }
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this world that they cannot all be punished. But if innocence itself is brought to the bar and condemned, perhaps to die, then...
The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity.
