My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into eternity, that it will be by a flash of lightning. — James Otis Copy Share Image
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… — James Otis Copy Share Image
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… — James Otis Copy Share
These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the hero. — James Otis Copy Share
These manly sentiments, in private life, make the good citizen; in public life, the patriot and the hero. — James Otis Copy Share
[The passage of the Sugar Act] set people a thinking, in six months, more than they had done in their whole lives before. — James Otis Copy Share
MAY it please your Honors: I was desired by one of the court to look into the books, and consider the question now before… — James Otis Copy Share
I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial; but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far… — James Otis Copy Share
One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle. — James Otis Copy Share
And I take this opportunity to declare, that... I will to my dying day oppose with all the powers and faculties God has given… — James Otis Copy Share
I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for bitter bread, earned under… — James Otis Copy Share
An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void. — James Otis Copy Share
