James Otis

James Otis (1725 – 1783)

• One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one’s house. A man’s house is his castle; and whilst he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle.
- argument on the Writs of Assistance, Boston, 1761
• Taxation without representation is tyranny.
- attributed

William Prescot

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