"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"He that has once concluded it lawful to resist power, when it wants merit, will soon find a want of merit, to justify his resistance to power."
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Source: Samuel Johnson (1812). “Sermons Attributed to Samuel Johnson: And Left for Publication by John Taylor”, p.371
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