He that accepts protection, stipulates obedience. We have always protected the Americans; we may therefore subject them to government.
Samuel JohnsonMuch is due to those who first broke the way to knowledge, and left only to their successors the task of smoothing it.
Samuel JohnsonOur minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.
Samuel JohnsonHe that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will soon find a want of merit, to justify his resistance to power.
Samuel Johnson