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For anyone of the mind to plough through it, here is Samuel Rutherford's work (1644) on the lawfulness of resisting tyranny. He believed that a tyrant could justly be assassinated, though not by a single individual. (constitution.org)

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In a time of lawlessness, adherence to law is pointless.

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