"Taxation without representation is tyranny."
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Attributed as a statement by Otis in court in 1761, but no record of the remark has been found prior to the 16th century
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James Otis Jr.
James Otis Jr. (February 5, 1725 β May 23, 1783) was a lawyer in colonial Massachusetts, a member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly, and an early advocate of the political views that led to the American Revolution.
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