Show Adage Adele Taxation Without Representation by Otis The statement Taxation without representation is tyranny was attributed attributed at t at- at to James Otis by John JohnI I I Adams Adam in his Works Work in which he says say since the debate concerning I the the tha writs of ot assistance and since Inc it itI I was known that the acts ach of trade were to be enforced and a revenue I collected b by authority of parliament parlia parlia- ment meat Mr Otis' Otis maxim that taxation taxa I tion Uon without representation is II tyranny tyranny tyran tyran- ny ny had become a popular proy proy- erb rb William Tudor in Life Lite ot of James Jam Otis of Massachusetts and E. E L. L i Magoon in Orators of ot Ute the Amerl Amert can an Revolution evolutIon also attributed it U to au William S. S Walsh in Handy Book a of Literary Curiosities says I it is ii not known who first coined t the phrase I Charles F. F Mullett author of Some Political Writings of James I IOU Oils writes I John Adams Adam attributed the saying say say- In lag ing to Otis OU however he did so very t I late in life lite and Johns John's memory played him tricks To the best bet of ot I m my knowledge Otis au never actually used the th phrase Who did invent i ino l it no one knows know The closest cloest phrase to it that I J know is Ii in irs one o of Burkes Burke speeches on American aft f fairs aIrs Ta Taxation atlon without representation tion Uon is ts injustice and nd oppression Of Ot I course COure some ome variation was in th the mouth of ever every political author at atha atthe the Uto ha time Ume Inc and could easily be short abort ned cacti into the more telling epigram |