Taxation without representation is tyranny

Cultural  

1. A slogan of the Revolutionary War and the years before. The colonists were not allowed to choose representatives to parliament in London, which passed the laws under which they were taxed. To be taxed only with the consent of one's representatives in Parliament was a particularly cherished right of the people under English law, a right dating back to Magna Carta in the thirteenth century. Each additional tax caused fresh resentment among the colonists. Taxation without representation is one of the principal offenses of Britain listed in the Declaration of Independence.

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Example Sentences

Men throughout the world hold their suffrage by the guarantee of the two principles of liberty and for these reasons only: One, "Taxation without representation is tyranny"; who dares deny it?

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted

Resolved, That on this Centennial Anniversary of American Freedom, we re-affirm the principle that "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"—and that "Taxation without representation is tyranny."

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

"Taxation without representation is tyranny" was one of the slogans of liberty in this country one hundred and twenty years ago.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted