Edmund Burke: “A man's books are allowed to be evidence, or, which is in substance the same, his servant's books, because the nature of…”

As he is not to obey us, but we are to obey the law in him, our Constitution has made no sort of provision towards rendering him, as a servant, in any degree responsible.

We procure reverence to our civil institutions on the principle upon which Nature teaches us to revere individual men: on account of their age, and on account of those from whom they are descended.

An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease.

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.