“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.” – Aristotle "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” – Benjamin Franklin "Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics … derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates." – Benjamin Franklin “The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a...
