John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. (1708–1778)
1 Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom. Speech, Jan. 14, 1766. 2 A long train of these practices has at length unwillingly convinced me that there is something behind the throne greater than the King himself. 1 Chatham Correspondence. Speech, March 2, 1770. 3 Where law ends, tyranny begins. Case of Wilkes. Speech, Jan. 9, 1770. 4 Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations. 2 Letter to the Earl of Shelburne, Sept. 29, 1770. 5 If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country I never would lay down my arms,—never! never! never! Speech, Nov. 18, 1777. 6 The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter,—but the King of England cannot enter; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! Speech on the Excise Bill. 7 We have a Calvinistic creed, a Popish liturgy, and an Arminian clergy. Prior’s Life of Burke (1790).
Note 1. History of England, vol. v. p. 258. [back ]Note 2. Memoir of Fox, vol. iii. p. 345, Letter to the Hon. T. Maitland. [back ]
