Free Men Have Arms; Slaves Do Not.

Herein Indeed Consists The Excellence Of The English Government, That All Parts Of It Form A Mutual Check Upon Each Other.

The Royal Navy Of England Hath Ever Been Its Greatest Defence And Ornament; It Is Its Ancient And Natural Strength, - The Floating Bulwark Of Our Island.

The Bible Has Always Been Regarded As Part Of The Common Law Of England.

By Marriage The Husband And Wife Are One Person In Law, That Is, The Very Being Or Legal Existence Of The Woman Is Suspended During Marriage.

The Liberty Of The Press Is Indeed Essential To The Nature Of A Free State: But This Consists In Laying No Previous Restraints Upon Publications, And Not In Freedom From Censure For Criminal Matter When Published. Every Freeman Has An Undoubted Right To Lay What Sentiments He Pleases Before The Public: To Forbid This, Is To Destroy The Freedom Of The Press: But If He Publishes What Is Improper, Mischievous, Or Illegal, He Must Take The Consequence Of His Own Temerity.