If a passion for freedom is not in vogue, patriots may sound the alarm till they are weary. The Act of Habeas Corpus, by which prisoners may insist on being brought to trial within a limited time, is the corner stone of our liberty.
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"Memoirs of the year 1758" in Memoirs of King George II. Volume III (Yale University Press, 1985), pp. 10-11.Horace Walpole
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