James Otis

A man is accountable to no person for his doings.

But I think I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for conscience' sake; and from my soul I despise all those whose guilt, malice, or folly has made them my foes.

If we are not represented, we are slaves.

Earlier in my life, I performed a lot of music. Some of it because I felt it was a demonstration, or a representation of certain intellectual concepts that were very exciting and important.

To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every kind of tyranny.

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.