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"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."
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 153-54 (Chicago 1955). |
Categories: | Defense, Force, Resistance, Rights, War |
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