“[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
“Taxation without representation is tyranny.” TyrannyTyrantsRepresentationTaxationTaxation Without Representation 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
“Every one with this writ may be a tyrant in a legal manner, also may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm.” IfsMayMurderRealmsTyrants Author:James Otis
