“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
“There can be no prescription old enough to supersede the Law of Nature and the grant of God Almighty, who has given to all men a natural right to be free, and they have it ordinarily in their power to make themselves so, if they please.” IfsMenEnoughGovernmentLawGivenNaturalFreedomPleaseGrantsAlmightyLaws Of NaturePrescriptions 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
