Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it so.

Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of Locke and of the revolution of 1688; nor on property, as was the assertion of Harrington. It springs from the necessities of our nature, and has an everlasting foundation in the unchangeable will of God.

Every one with this writ may be a tyrant in a legal manner, also may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm.

But I think I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for conscience' sake; and from my soul I despise all those whose guilt, malice, or folly has made them my foes.

Dew depends not on Parliament.

What must be the wealth that avarice, aided by power, cannot exhaust!

Can there be any liberty where property is taken away without consent?