The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.
House of Lords, 2 March 1770
We have a Calvinistic creed, a Popish liturgy, and an Arminian clergy.
House of Lords, 19 May 1772
You cannot conquer America.
House of Lords, 18 November 1777
I invoke the genius of the Constitution!
House of Lords, 18 November 1777
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 cannot enter!
In Lord Brougham ‘Statesmen in the Time of George III’ (1839) vol. 1
Our watchword is security.
Attributed
The parks are the lungs of London.
Quoted in a speech by William Windham; ‘Hansard’ 30 June 1808, col. 1124
4.65 William Pitt 1759-1806
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom: it is the argument of tyrants; it
is the creed of slaves.
Speech in ‘Hansard’ 18 November 1783, col. 1209
We must recollect...what it is we have at stake, what it is we have to contend for. It is for our
property, it is for our liberty, it is for our independence, nay, for our existence as a nation; it is for
our character, it is for our very name as Englishmen, it is for everything dear and valuable to man
on this side of the grave.
House of Commons, 22 July 1803
England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.
Speech at Guildhall, London, 1805
Roll up that map; it will not be wanted these ten years.
On a map of Europe, on hearing of Napoleon’s victory at Austerlitz, December 1805; in Earl Stanhope ‘Life
of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt’ vol. 4 (1862) ch. 43
Oh, my country! how I leave my country!
Last words, in Earl Stanhope ‘Life of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt’ (1879) vol. 3, p. 397 (‘How I love my
country’ in the 1st ed. (1862) vol. 4, ch. 43). G. Rose Diaries and Correspondence 23 January 1806, quotes:
‘My country! oh, my country!’, whereas oral tradition reports ‘I think I could eat one of Bellamy’s veal pies’
4.66 Pope Pius VII
We are prepared to go to the gates of Hell—but no further.
Attempting to reach an agreement with Napoleon, c.1800-1, in J. M. Robinson ‘Cardinal Consalvi’ (1987) p.
66