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Quote from John Locke,

"Whosoever uses force without Right ... puts himself into a state of War with those against whom he uses it; and in that state all former Ties are cancelled, all other Rights cease, and every one has a Right to defend himself, and to resist the Aggressor."



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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 153-54 (Chicago 1955).

Categories:

Defense, Force, Resistance, Rights, War

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