" Patrick Henry argued that according to British law, no British citizen could be forced to pay a tax unless his representative... in Parliament agreed. But since there were no Americans in Parliament, the colonies didn't have representation. Any tax passed by Parliament was illegal... "

― Susan Wise Bauer , The Story of the World: Early Modern Times from Elizabeth I to the Forty-Niners Activity Book 3: History for the Classical Child (Story of the World: History for the Classical Child)