Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of… — James Otis America Copy Share Image
Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of Locke and… — James Otis Assertion Copy Share Image
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may… — James Otis May Copy Share Image
I have accordingly considered it, and now appear not only in obedience to your order, but likewise in behalf of the inhabitants… — James Otis Behalf Copy Share Image
[Slave] trade ... is the most shocking violation of the law of nature, has a direct tendency to diminish ... liberty, and… — James Otis Business Copy Share Image
My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into eternity, that it… — James Otis Almighty 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… — James Otis Almighty Copy Share Image
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and… — James Otis Applause Copy Share Image
Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that… — James Otis Cases Copy Share Image
The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that… — James Otis Black Copy Share Image
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