Milton argued that might does not make right, rulers must conform to a higher law, and, if they fail to do so, those suffering under their rule are wholly justified in rebelling against their former leaders.
Paradise Lost
Description of his political philosophy in 'The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates'
1649
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