 | United States. Supreme Court - 1886 - 1238 pagina’s
...of the colonies to the oppressions of the mother country. "Then and there," said John Adams, "then and there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." These things, and the events which took place in England immediately following the argument about writs... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - 1886 - 568 pagina’s
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain." This five-hour speech against taxation without representation was a potent effort, but it cannot fairly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Perry - 1887 - 644 pagina’s
...audience, appeared to me go away as I did, ready to take up arms against ' Writs of Assistance.' Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...the child 'Independence' was born. In fifteen years, in 1776, he grew up to manhood and declared himself/rfe." The court decided that they could see no... | |
 | Justin Winsor - 1887 - 800 pagina’s
...Adams, then a student of law, took notes of Otis's argument, and fifty-six years later wrote : " Then And there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born."3 This was no mere rhetorical phrase.4 The influence of this controversy in producing the Revolution... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - 1889 - 572 pagina’s
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain." This five-hour speech against taxation without representation was a potent effort, but it cannot fairly... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1887 - 666 pagina’s
...against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." Another ministerial measure was to instruct the provincial governors... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1891 - 840 pagina’s
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did. ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene , ..^-^ of the first...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 878 pagina’s
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1705, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - 1888 - 810 pagina’s
...as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene .„__ of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born/' When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | John Fiske - 1888 - 670 pagina’s
...against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." Another ministerial measure was to instruct the provincial governors... | |
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Every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the... 
