Re: The right of revolution
I think that the Chinese concept of Mandate of Heaven got it right: those who are in power deserve to keep that power for as long as they are able to hold that power. Thus, any successful revolution is by definition justified, since the previous power holders have clearly lost the Mandate of Heaven.
"And if the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war and not popularity seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war." - William Tecumseh Sherman
“The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.” - Warren Buffett
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