Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “The poorest man may in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England may not enter; all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement.” ~ William Pitt (1708-1778) First Earl of Chatham, English statesman and oratorSource: Speech in the House of Lords, in opposition to Excise Bill on perry and cider, 1763