Fundamentals

"Any single man must judge for himself whether circumstances warrant obedience or resistance to the commands of the civil magistrate; we are all qualified, entitled, and morally obliged to evaluate the conduct of our rulers. This political judgment, moreover, is not simply or primarily a right, but like selfpreservation, a duty to God. As such it is a judgment that men cannot part with according to the God of Nature. It is the first and foremost of our inalienable rights without which we can preserve no other." - John Locke

"When we choose resistance to the law, which sometimes we must, the virtue of that resistance will be lost if it is not coupled with candor, the courage of openness, and the acceptance of any personal consequences it precipitates. A virtue is the means by which we attain our values. " - David Speaker