A Man's House Is His Castle.

The Only Principles Of Public Conduct That Are Worthy Of A Gentleman Or A Man Are To Sacrifice Estate, Ease, Health, And Applause, And Even Life, To The Sacred Calls Of His Country.

May It Please Your Honors: I Was Desired By One Of The Court To Look Into The Books, And Consider The Question Now Before Them Concerning Writs Of Assistance.

Dew Depends Not On Parliament.

Now One Of The Most Essential Branches Of English Liberty, Is The Freedom Of One's House. A Man's House Is His Castle; And While He Is Quiet, He Is As Well Guarded As A Prince In His Castle. This Writ Of Assistance, If It Should Be Declared Legal, Would Totally Annihilate This Privilege.

[slave] Trade ... Is The Most Shocking Violation Of The Law Of Nature, Has A Direct Tendency To Diminish ... Liberty, And Makes Every Dealer In It A Tyrant, From The Director Of An African Company To The Petty Chapman [peddler].... It Is A Clear Truth, That Those Who Every Day Barter Away Other Men's Liberty Will Soon Care Little For Their Own.