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James Otis has 31 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that…
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Can there be any liberty where property is taken away without consent?
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Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of…
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Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that…
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One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle.
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I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for bitter bread,…
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Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of Locke and…
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An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void.
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[The passage of the Sugar Act] set people a thinking, in six months, more than they had done in their whole lives…
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No parts of his Majesty's dominions can be taxed without their consent.
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And I take this opportunity to declare, that ...I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God…
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Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle;…
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Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils.
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Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded…
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Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle;…
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As a constellation, theoretical thought circles the concept it would like to unseal, hoping that it may fly open like the lock…
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But the world turns, and even legends change; and somewhere there is a border, and sometime, perhaps, someone will decide to cross…
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Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.
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Sure.” Olivia smirked. “Good ol’ New York Public Library. I’m sure it’s up to date on the latest Demons that escape through…
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