Compared to:
Do we have the right to overthrow our government?
The Declaration of Independence says that we not only have the right but we also have the
duty to alter or abolish any
government that does not secure our unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Given that the U.S. was formed by settlers who threw off British government rule, there is also an historic precedent for overthrowing the government.
The right to revolt
The idea that people have the right to overthrow their government has a long and complex history, stretching back at least to the
ancient Greeks and Romans. In the modern era, the idea has been most closely associated with the philosophy of classical liberalism, which emphasizes individual rights and
limited government.
The idea of the right to revolt was famously articulated in the Declaration of Independence, which declared that “whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government.”
The right to overthrow a government remains an important principle to uphold, as it serves as a check on government power. It is a reminder that governments ...
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