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!
-- William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
-- Speech on the Excise Bill
