Patrick Henry's speech
the french always said it
James Otis
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"
i'm pretty sure it was "No 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
"No Taxation Without Representation!" was the phrase.
Taxation without Representation
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.
The taxation to the colonists. Britain said that they could do that because they were in charge of everything that happened in their territory. The colonists said that they could not be taxed because there was no representation in Britain's Parliament.