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BOOK II, CHAPTER 18: Of Tyranny

§ 199. As usurpation is the exercise of power which another hath a right to, so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to; and this is making use of the power any one has in his hands, not for the good of those who are under it, but for his own private, separate advantage. When the governor, however entitled, makes not the law, but his will, the rule, and his commands and actions are not directed to the preservation of the properties of his people, but the satisfaction of his own ambition, revenge, covetousness, or any other irregular passion.

1 posted on 08/18/2013 2:38:35 PM PDT by Southern by Grace
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To: All; Southern by Grace

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2 posted on 08/18/2013 2:42:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: Southern by Grace

tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right

Obama, thy name is tyranny.
Or maybe that should be...
Tyranny, thy name is Obama!
That’s better.

New bumpersticker...

Just cause he was elected doesn’t mean he isn’t a tyrant.
That goes for Morsi too.


3 posted on 08/18/2013 2:49:49 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Pharmboy

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5 posted on 08/18/2013 3:15:37 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate." George F. Will)
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To: Southern by Grace
Previous links:
The American Right to Revolt Against Tyranny: Part A—Ancient Roots
The American Right to Revolt Against Tyranny: Part B—Colonial Pulpits
6 posted on 08/18/2013 3:43:28 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When there is no penalty for failure, failures proliferate." George F. Will)
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To: Southern by Grace

Bookmark.


7 posted on 08/18/2013 3:58:03 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: Southern by Grace

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8 posted on 08/18/2013 4:12:01 PM PDT by Gator113
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To: Southern by Grace
The Left would turn it into an armed revolt.

The revolt could start based on intellectual and logical grounds.

If such a revolt should happen to get some traction, the Left would come in with genocide on their minds.

9 posted on 08/18/2013 4:40:04 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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