"The liberty of the press is the palladium of all the civil, political, and religious rights of an Englishman."

"The submission of free people to the executive authority of government, is no more than a compliance with laws which …"

"Loyalty, in the heart and understanding of an Englishman, is a rational attachment to the guardian of the laws."

"I believe there is yet a spirit of resistance in this country, which will not submit to be oppressed; but I am sure t…"

"We owe it to our ancestors to preserve entire those rights, which they have delivered to our care: we owe it to our p…"

"When the constitution is openly invaded, when the first original right of the people, from which all laws derive thei…"

"They [the Americans] equally detest the pageantry of a king, and the supercilious hypocrisy of a bishop."

"It is not then from the alienated affections of Ireland or America, that you George III] can reasonably look for assi…"

"When once a man is determined to believe, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms him in his faith."

"One precedent creates another. They soon accumulate and constitute law. What yesterday was fact, today is doctrine."