"An act against the Constitution is void; an……" — James Otis

"An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void."

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31 Quotes by James Otis

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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…
Can there be any liberty where property is taken away without consent?
Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the…
Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of…
One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his…
I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for…
Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of…
[The passage of the Sugar Act] set people a thinking, in six months, more than they had done in their…
No parts of his Majesty's dominions can be taxed without their consent.
And I take this opportunity to declare, that ...I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and…
Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is…
A man is accountable to no person for his doings.

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More Act Quotes

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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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