Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadre.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!idis!cadre!geb From: geb@cadre.UUCP Newsgroups: net.legal Subject: Re: NYC subway hero Message-ID: <248@cadre.ARPA> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 09:15:36 EST Article-I.D.: cadre.248 Posted: Thu Feb 7 09:15:36 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 05:24:42 EST References: <272@isucs1.UUCP> Reply-To: geb@cadre.ARPA (Gordon E. Banks) Organization: Decision Systems Lab., Univ. of Pgh. Lines: 25 Summary: In article <272@isucs1.UUCP> notes@isucs1.UUCP writes: > > John Locke in his second treastise of government had quite a bit >to say about the right to self defense. > > "17. And hence it is that he who attempts to get another man > into his absolute power does thereby put himself into a state > of war with him... for nobody can desire to have me in his ab- > solute power unless it be to compel me by force to that which is > against the right of my freedom, i.e., make me a slave. To be free > from such a force is the only security of my preservation; and > reason bids me look on him as an enemy to my preservation who > would take away that freedom which is a fence to it; so that he > who makes an attempt to enslave me thereby puts himself into a > state of war with me...And therefore it is lawful for me to > treat him as one who has put himself into a state of war war with > me, i.e., kill him if I can; for to that hazard does he justly > expose himself whoever introduces a state of war and is aggressor > in it." > This is a beautiful statement. Not only does it apply to relations between individuals, but also to relations between individuals and governments. When LBJ decided it was time for me to go to Viet Nam, this is exactly how I felt.