James Otis Quotes


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.


Citations

Tudor, William. The Life of James Otis, of Massachusetts. Wells and Lilly, 1823, p. 65.

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James Otis
James Otis
  • Born: February 5, 1725
  • Died: May 23, 1783
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Lawyer, Political Activist, Pamphleteer, Legislator

James Otis Jr. was an American lawyer, political activist, pamphleteer, and legislator in Boston, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the Patriot views against the policy of Parliament which led to the American Revolution. His well-known catchphrase "Taxation without Representation is tyranny" became the basic Patriot position.