Was not necessity the plea of every illegal exertion of power or exercise of oppression?. . . Necessity is the plea for very infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
The worm hissed. "You said it couldn't see!" shouted Oates, forgetting Umber's instruction to be silent. He shook a fist. "We all heard it, Umber! You specifically said, it couldn't see!" "I know-isn't it wonderful to learn something new?" Umber laughed.