How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Frank's ancestor, the notorious Black Jack Randall, had not been merely a gallant soldier for the Crown, but a trust—and secret—agent of the Duke of Sandringham. (2.92)
Much of the drama of the plot of Outlander comes from politics, power plays, and scandals, and Jack Randall encompasses all three. His allegiance is so ambiguous, Reverend Wakefield doesn't even understand where Randall's loyalties lie, and he has access to all sorts of historical documents.
Quote #2
"What exactly is obstruction?" I asked casually. […] "Ah. Well, I suppose it's whatever the English say it is." (4.73, 4.75)
Talk about tyranny. As the ruling power, the English pretty much do whatever they want to whomever they want. They don't even have to clearly define the crime Jamie's committed before they flog him for it.
Quote #3
No English officer with a grain of sense would lead his men so deeply into the clan lands. (5.12)
The English are tyrannical, yes, but the Scottish have power in concentration. They might not outnumber the English, but they are highly concentrated where they live, and almost everyone there believes the same thing: that the English are the enemy.