Now one of the most essential branches of English liberty, is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle; and while he is quiet, he is as well guarded as a prince in his castle. This writ of assistance, if it should be declared legal, would totally annihilate this privilege.
James Otis[The passage of the Sugar Act] set people a thinking, in six months, more than they had done in their whole lives before.
James Otis