John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3980 William Pitt
| NUMBER: | 3980 |
| AUTHOR: | William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708–1778) |
| QUOTATION: | Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to the Earl of Shelburne, Sept. 29, 1770. |
| Note 1. ”Indemnity for the past and security for the future.”—Russell: Memoir of Fox, vol. iii. p. 345, Letter to the Hon. T. Maitland. [back] |