“I will to my dying day oppose with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand, and villainy on the other, as this writ of assistance is.” HandsGivenDyingSlaveryInstrumentsFacultyAssistanceVillainyWrits Of Assistance Author: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.” LooksMayBookHonorPleaseCourtAssistanceEugenicsYour HonorWrits Of Assistance Author:James Otis
“And I take this opportunity to declare, that... I will to my dying day oppose with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand, and villainy on the other, as this writ of assistance is. It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power, - the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English law book.” BookHandsLawFoundOpportunityGivenLibertyPrinciplesWorstDyingConstitutionFundamentalsSlaveryInstrumentsDestructiveFacultyAssistanceArbitraryFundamental PrinciplesVillainyLaw BooksEnglish LawWrits Of Assistance Author:James Otis
“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 he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle. This writ of assistance, if it should be declared legal, would totally annihilate this privilege.” IfsMenShouldWellsLawHouseLibertyQuietEssentialsPrivilegeBranchesAssistanceCastlesGuardedWrits Of Assistance Author:James Otis
