...against the rule of the Gospel to execute judgment upon transgressors against the private or public weal. That ever I should speak or write a tittle that...an infinite liberty of conscience is a mistake, and [one] which I have ever disclaimed and abhorred. To prevent such mistakes, I at present shall only...

...In a note famously referred to as the "Ship of State" letter, Williams assured his fellow citizens "that ever I should speak or write a tittle that tends to such an infinite liberty of conscience" as to encourage the abdication of fundamental social responsibility "is a mistake." In matters of public...

...as to the proper application of the principle, made in the light of a long and trying experience : " That ever I should speak or write a tittle that tends to such infinite liberty of conscience, is a. mistake which I have ever disclaimed and abhorred. To prevent...