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

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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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My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into eternity, that it will be by a flash of lightning. – James Otis

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Hope
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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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legal
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He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides. – Charles Lamb

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legal

These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, its so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run. – Michael Bloomberg

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legal

You need to find somebody who will speak the same language. We understand that we couldnt have any kind of discussion without permission, without a legal framework behind it. – Anatoly Chubais

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legal

I believe that President Clinton considered the legal merits of the arguments for the pardon as he understood them, and he rendered his judgment, wise or unwise, on the merits. – John Podesta

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legal

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