Edmund Burke: “Whilst, however, he defends these acts, he is conscious that they will appear in another light to the world.”

But the king of Great Britain obeys no other person; all other persons are individually, and collectively too, under him, and owe to him a legal obedience.

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.

Though a king may abdicate for his own person, he cannot abdicate for the monarchy.

The engagement and pact of society, which generally goes by the name of the Constitution, forbids such invasion and such surrender.