Edmund Burke: “The House of Commons, in that light, undoubtedly, is no representative of the people, as a collection of individuals.”

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

A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

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.

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.