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James Otis

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Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house.
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No parts of his Majesty’s dominions can be taxed without their consent.
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One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one’s house. A man’s house is his castle.
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The people’s safety is the law of God.
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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.
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A man’s house is his castle.
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Can there be any liberty where property is taken away without consent?
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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...
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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.
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[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.
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