...whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures,and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent. Samuel Seabury, Tory bishop (1774) The power, or right, of the British Parliament to raise...

...whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent! [italics in original] As soon as news of Pitt's January 14 speech reached John Adams, he noted...

...whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent. [John Almon, compiler], Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham...

...governing and legislative power, has ALWAYS bound the colonies by her regulations and RESTRICTIONS in trade, in navigation, in MANUFACTURES — in every...taking their money out of their pockets, WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT." Again he says, "We may bind their trade, CONFINE THEIR MANUFACTURES, and exercise every power...

...colonies by her regulations and restrictions in trade, in navigation, in manufactures— in everything, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.' Again he says: 'We may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power...

...governing and legislative power, has ALWAYS bound the colonies by her regulations and RESTRICTIONS in trade, in navigation, In MANUFACTURES — in every...taking their money out of their pockets, WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT." Again he says, "We may bind their trade, CONFINE THEIR MANUFACTURES, and exercise every power...

...legislative power, has always bound the colonies by her laws, by her regulations, and restrictions in trade, in navigation, in manufactures, in every...taking their money out of their pockets without their consent. Here I would draw the line, 'Quam ultra citraque ncquit consistere rectum. He concluded with...

...legislative power, has ALWAYS bound the colonies by her regulations and RESTRICTIONS in trade, in navigation, MANUFACTURES in every thing, except that of taking their money out of their pockets, WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT." Again he says, "We may bind their trade, CONFINE THEIR MANUFACTURES, and exercise every power...

...laws, by her regulations, and restrictions in trade, in navigation, in manufactures, in everything, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent." Little wonder that "a considerable pause ensued after Mr. Pitt had done speaking," or that...

...legislation, that we may bind their trade, confine their manuiactures, and exyrcirj« every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent." He spoke like a man inspired, and his words swayed events. But the question of the repeal...