John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3982 William Pitt
| NUMBER: | 3982 |
| AUTHOR: | William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) |
| QUOTATION: | The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter,—but the King of England cannot enter; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech on the Excise Bill. |