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Consent Quote by James Otis

“The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person, or by representation.” quote by James Otis — Download Open image

“The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person, or by representation.”

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I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.

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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; and while…

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These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

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These manly sentiments, in private life, make the good citizen; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

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Dew depends not on Parliament.

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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 before.

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MAY it please your Honors: I was desired by one of the court to look into the books, and consider the question now before…

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I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial; but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far…

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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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What must be the wealth that avarice, aided by power, cannot exhaust!

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Let the consequences be what they will, I am determined to proceed.

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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 has given…

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We live in an age rather skeptical of truth, of its existence." There is a "tendency to believe that nothing is definitive, and think…

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I can never consent to being dictated to.

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“There are some wounds unreachable by words, some sins immune to apology.”

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