Edmund Burke: “We shall never be strong or artful enough to parry, or to put by, the irresistible demands of our situation.”

They have little regard to the obvious consequences of their doctrine, though they may see that it leaves positive authority in very few of the positive institutions of this country.

The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable.

Governments must be abused and deranged indeed, before it can be thought of; and the prospect of the future must be as bad as the experience of the past.

Those who are servants in name, as well as in effect, do not like to be told of their situation, their duty, and their obligations.