“The source of every crime, is some defect of the understanding; or some error in reasoning; or some sudden force of the passions.”

“So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.”

“Religion, in refusing to degrade you, has placed in doubt the crime imputed to you; the government, in surrounding your case with mystery and shadow, gives reason for belief in some error, committed in fatal moments; and all the Philippines, in venerating your memory and calling you martyrs, in no way acknowledges your guilt.”

“Every failure is a step to success. Every detection of what is false directs us towards what is true: every trial exhausts some tempting form of error. ”

“Some people will never learn anything, for this reason, because they understand everything too soon.”

“God or Fate or some mysterious force can put the finger on you or me for no good reason at all.”