The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page Samuel Johnson's Political Commentary A profile of Johnson's standing as a conservative or liberal Parliamentary Debates (A sample) History: An Introduction To The Political State of Great Britain (1756) Political pamphlets: The False Alarm (1770) Thoughts on the Late Transactions Respecting Falkland's Islands (1771) The Patriot (1774) Taxation No Tyranny (1775) Essay: The Vulture (originally Idler #22) Quotations: Abuse of Power Alarm America and Americans Authority (including Subordination) Bribery Burke, Edmund Capital Punishment Censorship Colonies Crime Deterrence Factions Government Jail Justice Monarchy Patriotism Politics Populism Power Rebellion Representation Slavery Subversion Taxation