But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of that society, the welfare of which, we ourselves, as well as our sovereign, are indispensably obliged to secure and promote, as far as in us lies.

To say that subjects in general are not proper judges (of the law) when their governors oppress them and play the tyrant, and when they defend their rights ...is as great a treason as ever a man uttered.

The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility

Let us all learn to be free, and to be loyal

People are not usually deprived of their liberties all at once, but gradually, by one encroachment after another, as it is found they are disposed to bear them.

There are men who strike at liberty under the term licentiousness