"The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter — all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!"
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Jonathan L. Hafetz, "'A Man's Home is His Castle?': Reflections on the Home, the Family, and Privacy During the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries", William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, vol. 8, no. 2 (February 2002), p. 175
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