Liberty Quotes

"A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed,
nor attempts to govern others." -- Jean de la Bruyere
(1645-1696) French essayist and moralist
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Jean.de.la.Bruyere.Quote.D449


"Whoever 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 canceled,
all other Rights cease, and every one has a Right to defend himself, and to
resist the Aggressor." -- 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 153-54 (Chicago 1955).
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/John.Locke.Quote.5EB9


"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men
of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate
just men." -- St. Augustine
[Augustine of Hippo (Latin: Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis)] (354-430) Bishop of Hippo Regius, philosopher and theologian
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Augustine.Quote.AC5D


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