They [opposition] leave no means unattempted to draw your m - - - - - -'s faithful subjects into factions and cabals, and to engage them in schemes prejudicial to the public good; they endeavour to clog the wheels of government; they would rather see their country in ruins, than in other hands beside their own faction.

Opposition, in parliament, to the measures of government, is so far from being in itself an evil, that it has been often productive of good to the state. It may arise from principles that are highly commendable; and even when the motive has been thought indefensible, prudent and well-timed opposition has frequently been of benefit to the community, as well as to the party. The fault lies not in the thing itself, but in the perversion of it to a sinistrous [sic] purpose; for as there can be no ministry without errors, it is highly expedient, that there should be some political Argus's, who, either from principle, or selfish views, may watch over the conduct of the servants of the Crown, and check their encroachments upon the civil rights of the people.