Reagan stated in Beijing, China, April 27, 1984: "I have seen the rise of fascism and communism. Both philosophies glorify the arbitrary power of the state ... But both theories fail.Both deny those God-given liberties that are the inalienable right of each person on this planet, indeed, they deny the existence of God."
James Otis wrote in "The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved," 1764: "If every prince since Nimrod had been a tyrant, it would not prove a right to tyrannize. There can be no prescription old enough to supersede the law of nature and the grant of GOD Almighty, who has given to all men a natural right to be free."
The men of Marlborough, Massachusetts, declared: "Death is more eligible than slavery. A free-born people are not required by the religion of Jesus Christ to submit to tyranny, but may make use of such power as God has given them to recover and support their liberties ... We implore the Ruler above the skies that He would bare His arm ... and let Israel go."
