John Locke Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Self defence is a part of the law of nature;
nor can it be denied the community,
even against the king himself"

by:	John Locke (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Considered the ideological progenitor of the American Revolution and who, by far, was the most often non-biblical writer quoted by the Founding Fathers of the USA.
Source:	Second Treatise on Civil Government 174
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A needful reminder to us - the oppressed citizenery of the Democratic-Dictators of the Day ! -- vedapushpa, Bangalore - India
vedapushpa, well said. The American jurisprucence was to be based on the law of nature and of nature's God. Now that, that has been totally abandon, we are suffering the consequences. -- Mike, Norwalk