Ch. XIX, sec. 222
When legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, they put themselves into a state of war with the people.
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From Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
When rulers exceed their trust and act against the people's good, the people may resume their original power; this appeal to heaven justifies revolution.
Ch. XIX, sec. 240-243
The people shall be judge; appeal to heaven as final recourse.
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Appeal to heaven famously cited by American revolutionaries.
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