“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 everything else.” John Locke, (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. Considered the ideological progenitor of…

“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

“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…

“The United Nations is the greatest fraud in all History. Its purpose is to destroy the United States.” John E. Rankin, Served 16 terms as Mississippi’s First District Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives 1945. Source Reference John E. Rankin Quote