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“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.”

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James Otis, born on February 5, 1725, and died on May 23, 1783, was an influential American lawyer. He is known for his significant role in the American Revolutionary War and his famous defense in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. more

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