These manly sentiments, in private life, make the good citizen; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

No parts of his Majesty's dominions can be taxed without their consent.

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

The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.

A man's house is his castle.

Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle; and while he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle. This writ of assistance, if it should be declared legal, would totally annihilate this privilege.

My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into eternity, that it will be by a flash of lightning.