Little Pink House: Dramatizing the Horror of Eminent Domain
By Nicholas Provenzo
In 1763, English statesman William Pitt, first Earl of Chatham, spoke out in Parliament against a proposed excise tax that permitted law officers to search for untaxed goods in people’s homes without a warrant. Defending the sanctity of a person’s home, Pitt said:
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be f…
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