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).
Explain what Patrick Henry meant when he said, "Taxation without representation is tyranny." Give specific details or examples to support your answer.
Taxation without representation is tyranny means that it is unfair to have to pay taxes if uyou dont have a say in it............ Taxation without representation is tyranny means that it is unfair to have to pay taxes if uyou dont have a say in it............
James Otis
James Otis, but the quote is "Taxation without representation is tyranny."
They used the slogan "No taxation without representation" against the British as they had nobody to represent them in the British Parliament.
Taxation Without Representation is Tyranny
he is best known for the quote "taxation without representation is tyranny"
no one of historical significance ever said that. However, Jonathan Mayhew (1750) coined the phrase "Taxation without representation is tyranny" From 1765-1776, this was reduced to Taxation without Representation! as a cry for revolution. Patrick Henry (VA, 1775) first wrote (resolved) that taxation without representation was unconstitutional
i'm pretty sure it was "No Taxation Without Representation."
"Taxation without representation is a tyranny" quotes James Otis.
"No Taxation Without Representation!" was the phrase.
James Otis said that because of the unfair treatment
James Otis, Jr. is famous for having said, 'taxation without representation is tyranny.' Otis was a political activist, and his profession was that of a lawyer.