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This site discusses the political writings of James Otis concerning the British authority to search for smuggled goods with writs of assistance. Otis argued they were the worst violation of English liberties. This site contains quotes from political pamphlets written by James Otis. Otis raises the issue of whether Britain was denying the rights of Englishmen by taking away the colonists' right to tax themselves.
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