I am a British subject

My apologies to the Gods for stealing their Quote of the Day:

As the Roman, in days of old, held himself free from indignity, when he could say, Civis Romanus sum [I am a Roman citizen], so also a British subject, in whatever land he may be, shall feel confident that the watchful eye and the strong arm of England will protect him from injustice and wrong.

— Lord Palmerston, 1850

(Speaking in the House of Lords on the Don Pacifico Affair).