Oliver Ellsworth quotes

Oliver Ellsworth was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who played a key role in the early years of the United States. As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, his contributions helped shape the foundation of American government. He later served as the third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Here are 6 of his quotes:

A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.

Oliver Ellsworth

It may be assumed as a fixed truth that the prosperity and riches of the farmer must depend on the prosperity and good national regulation of trade.

Oliver Ellsworth

The right of the judge to inflict punishment gives him both power and opportunity to oppress the innocent; yet none but crazy men will from thence determine that it is best to have neither a legislature nor judges.

Oliver Ellsworth

The charge of being ambiguous and indefinite may be brought against every human composition, and necessarily arises from the imperfection of language. Perhaps no two men will express the same sentiment in the same manner and by the same words; neither do they connect precisely the same ideas with the same words.

Oliver Ellsworth

Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world.

Oliver Ellsworth