One of them was Algernon Sidney, a 17th century English Enlightenment martyr for republican liberty.
His Discourses on Government not only disputed the divine right of kings, but placed sovereignty in the body of the people.
He wrote: ”No one man or multitude of men can give away the Natural Right of another.” When I read that this morning I paused and teared up for a moment, for our once republic is regressing to a pre-Englightenment mindset. We can't even exercise a natural right to contract with a medical doctor without the heavy hand of Obama dictating the terms.
Our people are fast accepting authoritarian government without regard to the consequences. Unless we stop and reverse course, this will not end well.