[The] prevailing reason at this time is, that the Act of Parliament is against the Magna Charta, and the natural rights of Englishmen, and therefore,…

- Thomas Hutchinson

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain.

- Thomas Hutchinson

Americans were convinced in their own minds that they were very miserable, and those who think so are so. There is nothing so easy as to persuade peo…

- Thomas Hutchinson

You must not deprive the colonies of their right to make laws for themselves. Parliament should only make laws necessary for the empire as a whole.

- Thomas Hutchinson