James Otis
James Otis
James Otis Jr.was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against British policy that led to the American Revolution. His catchphrase "Taxation without representation is tyranny" became the basic Patriot position...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth5 February 1725
CityBarnstable, MA
CountryUnited States of America
home men house
A man's house is his castle.
freedom men law
There can be no prescription old enough to supersede the Law of Nature and the grant of God Almighty, who has given to all men a natural right to be free, and they have it ordinarily in their power to make themselves so, if they please.
men tyrants soul
Every man may reign secure in his petty tyranny, and spread terror and desolation around him, until the trump of the Archangel shall excite different emotions in his soul.
men consent persons
The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person, or by representation.
men writs-of-assistance persons
A man is accountable to no person for his doings.
men law house
Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle; and while he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle. This writ of assistance, if it should be declared legal, would totally annihilate this privilege.
men house liberty
One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle.
men law tyrants
[Slave] trade ... is the most shocking violation of the law of nature, has a direct tendency to diminish ... liberty, and makes every dealer in it a tyrant, from the director of an African company to the petty chapman [peddler].... It is a clear truth, that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.
men law white
The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.
country sacrifice men
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.
argue cause charged
I was solicited to argue this cause as Advocate-General; and, because I would not, I have been charged with desertion from my office.
If we are not represented, we are slaves.
care clear soon truth
It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.
guarded house prince whilst
A man's house is his castle; and whilst he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle.