If a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the… — Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun

Fletcher, Andrew. "An Account of Conversation concerning a Right Regulation of Government for the Good of Mankind. In a Letter to the Marquis of Montrose." Andrew Fletcher: Political Works, edited by John Robertson. Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Fletcher, Andrew. Letter to the Marquis of Montrose. 1 Dec. 1703.