“[Slave] trade ... is the most shocking violation of the law of nature, has a direct tendency to diminish ... liberty, and makes every dealer in it a tyrant, from the director of an African company to the petty chapman [peddler].... It is a clear truth, that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.” MenLittlesCareLawCompanyLibertyClearDirectorsDirectTradeSlaveTendenciesTyrantsShockingDiminishPettyLaws Of NatureViolationDealerSlave TradePeddler Author:James Otis
“The supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property, without his consent in person, or by representation.” MenPersonsPropertySupremeRepresentationConsentSupreme Power Author:James Otis
“Every man may reign secure in his petty tyranny, and spread terror and desolation around him, until the trump of the archangel shall excite different emotions in his soul.” MenMayDifferentSoulEmotionTrumpTerrorSpreadEvery ManTyrannySecureTyrantsReignPettyDesolationArchangelDifferent EmotionsWrits Of Assistance Author:James Otis
“The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.” MenCountryPrinciplesSacrificeSacredWorthyEaseGentlemanEstatesApplause 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
“The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men's liberty will soon care little for their own.” MenLittlesCareLawBlackBornWhiteLibertyClearLaws Of NatureColonists Author:James Otis
“One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle.” MenHouseLibertyEssentialsPropertyRevolutionaryBranchesCastlesAmerican Revolution 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
“A man is accountable to no person for his doings.” MenPersonsDoingsWrits Of Assistance Author:James Otis
