“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
“Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of God and nature, by the common law, and by act of parliament, (exclusive of all charters from the crown) entitled to all the natural, essential, inherent and inseparable rights of our fellow subjects in Great- Britain.” AmericaLawBornNaturalCommonRightsSubjectsEssentialsFellowsBritishBritainContinentsCrownsInherentEntitledParliamentExclusiveDominionInseparableGreat BritainCharterGod And NatureCommon Law Author:James Otis
“I am forced to get my living by the labour of my hand; and the sweat of my brow... for bitter bread, earned under the frowns of some who have no natural or divine right to be above me, and entirely owe their grandeur and honor to grinding the faces of the poor.” HandsFacesNaturalPoorDivineHonorBreadBitterLabourSweatGrandeurBrowsDivine Right Author:James Otis
“An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void.” NaturalConstitutionVoidEquity Author:James Otis
