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The preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states "whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law". [34] The drafters of the declaration, however, intended to exclude the right to ...
Insurrectionist theory applies primarily to gun owners who arm themselves against perceived governmental tyranny to resist (or overthrow) it. [3] Insurrectionist theory can be divided into two components: Individuals should keep arms and armor as a check on government tyranny. [1] [2] [3] Individuals have a duty to act against tyranny with arms.
Citizens of the empire were circumspect in identifying tyrants. "Cicero's head and hands [were] cut off and nailed to the rostrum of the Senate to remind everyone of the perils of speaking out against tyranny." [24] There has since been a tendency to discuss tyranny in the abstract while limiting examples of tyrants to ancient Greek rulers.
We call on the international community: do not forget the political prisoners. Do not ease the pressure on their captors. Support the people of Belarus and Russia who continue to resist.
John Stuart Mill believed in a morally justifiable form of right to revolution against tyranny, placing him firmly in the tradition of Aquinas, Locke, and Rousseau. In his introduction to On Liberty , he gave an account of the historical limitation of kingly power by the multitude, a conflict he termed "liberty".
Abolitionist Lysander Spooner, commenting on bills of rights, stated that the object of all bills of rights is to assert the rights of individuals against the government and that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms was in support of the right to resist government oppression, as the only security against the tyranny of government ...
The day after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, James, 66, threatened to “use the rule of law to fight back” against the future administration, noting ...
1 He also called upon the public to assist in "a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself." 1 It is in this address that one begins to see the Cold War. This speech laid out clearly, a vision of peace through strength and strength through international coalitions committed to the protection and ...