James Otis
James Otis
i'm pretty sure it was "No Taxation Without Representation."
the french always said it
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
They made a slogan "No Taxation Without Representation"
"No Taxation Without Representation!" was the phrase.
They used the slogan "No taxation without representation" against the British as they had nobody to represent them in the British Parliament.
"No taxation without representation."
taxation without representation
"No taxation without representation"
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).
James Otis said "Taxation without representation is tyranny." It is believed that this statement is the foundation of the more common slogan, "No taxation without representation." However, it was a commonly held sentiment in the American colonies in the 1760s and 1770s.