"i can see no reason to doubt but the imposition of taxes, whether on trade, or on land, or houses, or ships, on real or personal, fixed ort floating property, in the colonies is absolutely irreconcilable with the rights of the colonists as british subjects and as men. i say men, for in a state of nature no man can take my property from me without my consent: if he does, he deprives me of my liberty and makes me a slave." —james otis, 1763 based on this excerpt, what do you think otis's purpose was in writing this document?
1to sell
2to describe
3to conquer
4to persuade