"MAY it please your Honors: I was desired……" — James Otis
"MAY it please your Honors: I was desired by one of the court to look into the books, and consider the question now before them concerning Writs of Assistance."
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James Otis
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31 Quotes by James Otis
James Otis has 31 quotes on this site.
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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…
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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…
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Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of…
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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…
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I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for…
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Government is founded not on force, as was the theory of Hobbes; nor on compact, as was the theory of…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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More Assistance Quotes
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one of 357 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history,…
— Charles Babbage
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The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest…
— Joe Baca
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I support immediate financial assistance to the newly elected Palestinian president. Now, I don't know what those numbers will be,…
— Joe Biden
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The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
— Taylor Caldwell
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Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will…
— John Calvin
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Although I am a young leader, I actually came to it strangely quite late. I have a different perspective, partly…
— Nick Clegg
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Without the assistance of that Divine Being...I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail.
— Abraham Lincoln
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To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service,…
— Laozi
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Our immigration policy is focussed in four areas: First, strengthening border control; second, protecting American jobs by enforcing laws against…
— William J. Clinton
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...what about the millions of poor in this country who desperately need assistance and services to help bring them out…
— Ed Koch
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This is a win for the 4-year-olds who require pre-K, the low-wealth counties that need assistance with school construction and…
— Dominique Easley
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Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a…
— Benjamin Franklin
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