Taxation without representation is tyranny.
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It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.James Otis
A man's house is his castle and whilst he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle.
James Otis
In the third place, a person with this writ, in the daytime, may enter all houses, shops, etc., at will, and command all to assist him.
James Otis
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm.
James Otis
I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand and villainy on the other as this Writ of Assistance is.
James Otis
I was solicited to argue this cause as Advocate-General and, because I would not, I have been charged with desertion from my office.
James Otis
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