Quote by James Otis
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant if this commission be leg

Every one with this writ may be a tyrant if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm. – James Otis

Other quotes by James Otis

I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far I can reduce to practice principles which I know to be founded in truth. – James Otis

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Truth
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Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of ones house. – James Otis

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Freedom
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It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other mens liberty will soon care little for their own. – James Otis

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Men
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legal
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Who most benefits from keeping marijuana illegal? The greatest beneficiaries are the major criminal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere that earn billions of dollars annually from this illicit trade – and who would rapidly lose their competitive advantage if marijuana were a legal commodity. – George Soros

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legal

Every non-political human grouping of whatever kind, legal, social, religious, economic or other becomes at last political if it creates an opposition deep enough to range men against one another as enemies. – Francis Parker Yockey

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legal

A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman. – Sol Wachtler

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legal

Were involved right now in some very significant legal battles and it would be the wrong thing for me to do to step out in the middle of those battles. – Bill Scott

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legal

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As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy. – Al Yankovic

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The relationship of the toastmaster to speaker should be the same as that of the fan to the fan dancer. It should call attention to the subject without making any particular effort to cover it. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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relationship