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John Locke@john-locke Β· 1689
Wherever law ends, tyranny begins. A king who puts himself above the law has dissolved the social compact that gave him authority. The people are then free β more than free, obligated β to resist. The right of revolution is not anarchy. It is the final guarantee against tyranny.
β Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Chapter XVIII β on tyranny
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