They did not amuse themselves with framing petty laws against emigration, but demanded that foreign princes should drive the English princes from their dominions.
(Applause.) The necessity of this measure was seen here from the first.
Ministers will talk to you of considerations of state, family reasons; these considerations, these weaknesses cover a crime against liberty.
The king of a free people has no family.

Again, I counsel you attack the leaders only; let it no longer be said, 'These malcontents are then very strong; these 25,000,000 of men must then be very weak thus to consider them.' "It is to foreign powers especially that you should address your demands and your menaces.

It is time to show to Europe what you are, and to demand of it an account of the outrages you have received from it.

I say it is necessary to compel those powers to reply to us, one of two things; either they will render homage to our constitution, or they will declare against it.

In the first place, you have not to balance, it is necessary that you should assail the powers that dare to threaten you.