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.

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

The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person, or by representation.

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.

A man's house is his castle.

An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void.

Taxation without representation is tyranny.