John Locke Quote

"If the innocent honest Man must quietly quit all he has for Peace sake, to him who will lay violent hands upon it, I desire it may be considered what kind of Peace there will be in the World, which consists only in Violence and Rapine; and which is to be maintained only for the benefit of Robbers and Oppressors."

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 of Civil Government [1690], #228 (Lasslet Edition, Cambridge University Press, 1960), p. 465
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Categories:	Defense, Disobedience, Honor, Oppression, Peace, Power, Responsibility, Revolution, Rights, Safety, Security, Self-Reliance, Tyranny, Violence
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Peace and freedom, are two words which unbeknowestly to average man bring with them hidden shackles and chains which the government bind and slacken according to their own will.  -- Richard, Knoxville
Live free or die.  -- E Archer, NYC
Robbers and oppressors? Criminals and government!  -- Joe, Rochester, MI
Robbers and oppressors? Robber barrons and the radical religious right (of every religion)! (And yes, those robber barrons are all criminals and the US based radical religious right has taken over the government.)  -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
-- Mike, Norwalk
You are all looking quite well - for slaves.  -- David L. Rosenthal, Hollywood
Who are the robbers and oppressors today? Is it liberal or conservative local governments that are using eminent domain to take land from people to give to developers for increased tax revinue? If you look you'll see they are so-called "liberals". It is also liberal governments which enact land use laws and regulations which render once usable land worthless. Liberals use government to oppress the little man much more often than conservatives. In fact, I don't recall ever being oppressed by anyone other than a liberal. Liberals, of course, only rob us for our own good so I guess it's OK.  -- Ken, Allyn, WA

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