“That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised…

“Self-defence is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself…” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Considered the ideological progenitor of the American Revolution and who, by far, was…

“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 canceled, all other Rights cease, and every one has a Right to…

“I have no reason to suppose, that he, who would take away my liberty, would not, when he had me in his power, take away every thing else.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Considered the ideological progenitor…

“But to ban guns because criminals use them is to tell the innocent and law-abiding that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but on the conduct of the guilty and the lawless, and that the law…

“It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.” Charles de Montesquieu [Montesquieu, Charles Louis de Secondat] (1689-1755) Baron de Montesquieu, Source: The Spirit of Laws 64. Source Reference Charles de Montesquieu Quote

“Germany is exercising an almost solitary power.” Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister of Italy, writing in an Italian newspaper.  Source Reference Britain’s EU retreat means German hegemony warns Prodi

“It is simply unthinkable that the EU can survive as a reconstituted Holy Roman Empire governed from Berlin.” Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, writing in the Telegraph, explaining that Germany has almost solitary control of the European Union. Source Reference Britain’s EU retreat means…

“But the demonstrators should seek more effective and more lasting reform. They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment.” John Paul Stevens, former US Supreme Court Justice recommending repudiation of a provision of the US Constitution. Source Reference Former…

“[T]here are individuals that have been in communication with groups like [ISIS] who have a desire to conduct an attack.” Michael Steinback, head of the FBI’s counter-terrorism division on whether ISIS is planning attacks in the United States. Source Reference…

“When the publicity cameras are off him, Pope Francis turns into a different figure: arrogant, dismissive of people, prodigal of bad language and notorious for furious outbursts of temper which are known to everyone from the cardinals to the chauffeurs.”…

“When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents, when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights, when they have assumed to themselves powers which the people never put into their hands, then indeed their continuing in office…