The Nation: And Now a Right to Burgle?

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 storm may enter, the rain may enter —but the King of England cannot enter—all his force dares not cross the threshold.

In light of the invasion of the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist by presidential forces, Senator Herman Talmadge was wondering whether Witness John Ehrlichman had any thoughts on the elder Pitt's famed celebration of the rights of the individual over the power of the...

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