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We will not leave the monster to prowl the world unopposed, He must cease to annoy the abode of peaceful men. If he retire into the cell, whether of solitude or repentance, thither we will not pursue him; but we cannot leave him on the throne of power.

— William Pitt the Younger

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Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

Prostrate the beauteous ruin lies; and all
That shared its shelter perish in its fall.

It is with eloquence as with a flame; it requires fuel to feed it, motion to excite it, and it brightens as it burns.

I think I could eat one of Bellamy's mutton pies.

I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me; but Europe is not to be saved by any single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.

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