A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are disposed to brook compulsion, or submit to the dictates of others, when not softened by reason, or tempered with kindness.
It's tough to play the right chord on the instrument when there's someone out there who wants to kill you.
I don't know how one actually would define obscenity. I'm sure the definition is different according to the age one is living in.

