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> [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-charge-of-being-ambiguous-and-indefinite-may-be-brought-against/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

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> [Some persons never attain to the happy art of perspicuous expression, and it is equally true that some persons, thro' a mental defect of their own, will judge the most correct and certain language of others to be indefinite and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/some-persons-never-attain-to-the-happy-art-of-perspicuous-expression/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

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## More by Oliver Ellsworth

> [A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/a-people-cannot-long-retain-their-freedom-whose-government-is/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/a-government-capable-of-controlling-the-whole-and-bringing-its-force/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [The Thirteen States are Thirteen Sovereign bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-thirteen-states-are-thirteen-sovereign-bodies/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible there may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-powers-of-congress-must-be-defined-but-their-means-must-be/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates to maintain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/systems-of-religious-error-have-been-adopted-in-times-of-ignorance-it/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-charge-of-being-ambiguous-and-indefinite-may-be-brought-against/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [The power of collecting money from the people is not to be rejected because it has sometimes been oppressive. Public credit is as necessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-power-of-collecting-money-from-the-people-is-not-to-be-rejected/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-right-of-the-judge-to-inflict-punishment-gives-him-both-power-and/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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. Justly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/liberty-is-a-word-which-according-as-it-is-used-comprehends-the-most/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [Some persons never attain to the happy art of perspicuous expression, and it is equally true that some persons, thro' a mental defect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/some-persons-never-attain-to-the-happy-art-of-perspicuous-expression/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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. Justly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/liberty-is-a-word-which-according-as-it-is-used-comprehends-the-most-2/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [The sole purpose and effect of it is to exclude persecution and to secure the important right of religious liberty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/the-sole-purpose-and-effect-of-it-is-to-exclude-persecution-and-to/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/a-desire-of-gain-is-common-to-mankind-and-the-general-motive-to/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/all-good-men-wish-the-entire-abolition-of-slavery-as-soon-as-it-can/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

> [Legislatures have no right to set up an inquisition and examine into the private opinions of men. Test-laws are useless and ineffectual, unjust and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-ellsworth/legislatures-have-no-right-to-set-up-an-inquisition-and-examine-into/)

[Oliver Ellsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-ellsworth/)

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