James Otis, but the quote is "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
James Otis
James Otis
The colony of Boston in the 1600's
"The Boston Tea Party was caused by the colonist revolt over taxation without representation."
Sons of Liberty
James Otis Jr. (1725-1783) is the lawyer who argued that "taxation without representation is tyranny" during a Boston town meeting in 1765 protesting the Sugar Act (1764).
Taxation without Representation, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts.
Taxation without representation, the Boston Massacre, the Stamp act and the Intolerable Acts.
Taxation without Representation, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts.
Taxation without representation, the Boston Massacre, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable or Coercive Acts.
High taxes [taxation without representation]
to notify England in no uncertain terms that the Americans would not tolerate any more excessive taxation without representation.