“The Natural Liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man but only to have the law of nature for his rule” John Locke

"Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess." Thomas Paine “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.” Thomas Paine

“The law... dictated by God Himself is, of course, superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries, and at all times. No human laws are of any validity if contrary to this.” Alexander Hamilton