Sam Adams
“Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life; second, to liberty; third, to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.” He went on to say that all men had a right to remain in a state of nature as long as they pleased. But, in the event of intolerable oppression, from either civil or religious authorities or a mix of the two, they had the right to leave that society and seek out and join another.
Sam Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding fathers of the United States. He was proud of his Puritan heritage, and emphasized Puritan values, especially virtue in his political career. Adams highlighted what he perceived to be the dangers of taxation without representation.
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