That which brought me into the capacity I now stand in, was the Petition and Advice given me by you, who, in reference to the ancient Constitution, did draw me here to accept the place of Protector. There is not a man living can say I sought it, no not a man, nor woman, treading upon English ground.

You have accounted yourselves happy on being environed with a great ditch from all the world beside.

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than undertook such a Government as this is.

Men have been led in dark paths, through the providence and dispensation of God. Why, surely it is not to be objected to a man, for who can love to walk in the…

I own kids, no one fucks with me. The last guy that fucked with me got his shit pushed in out of his mouth, and he ended up choking on his own shit.

If the end be clearly comprehended within any of the specified powers, and if the measure have an obvious relation to that end, and is not forbidden by any par…

Any community's arm of force - military, police, security - needs people in it who can do necessary evil, and yet not be made evil by it. To do only the necess…