[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.
By:  | John Locke (more quotes by John Locke or books by/about John Locke)  | 
(1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist  | |
Source:  | Second Treatise on Civil Government 174 (Chicago 1955)  | 
Categories:  | Defense, Sovereignty, Individual Rights, Force, Law  | 
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