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he looked apoplectic.
But it was Adams who responded. “The assault on
Oliver’s house, while regrettable, was necessary to
convey to Parliament, and to the Crown’s
representatives here in the colonies, that we are not
their slaves, but rather their loyal subjects. Perhaps
you’ve heard men speak of ‘liberty and property.’ That
is what we are trying to protect. You have to
understand, Mister Kaille, that we colonists hold a
unique place in the Empire. We are subjects of His
Majesty the king, but being remote from England, and
having no representation in Parliament, we have the
right—nay, the responsibility—to decide for ourselves
what taxes and fees are appropriate for this land. The
attempts by Parliament to burden the people of
America with fees like this new stamp tax, and to ignore
our rights as a free and self-governing people, cannot
and shall not go unanswered.”
Ethan had heard some of this before, and he wasn’t
sure he believed that Adams and his friends had the
right to define for themselves what it meant to be British
subjects, particularly if their definition was this self-