""Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First, a right to life; secondly to liberty; thirdly to property; together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can.""
— Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams, The Rights of The Colonists, November 20, 1772
Historical Significance
Pre-revolutionary enumeration of natural rights including self-defense
Context
Colonial resistance theory establishing arms as means to defend natural rights
Context
Colonial resistance theory establishing arms as means to defend natural rights
Historical Significance
Pre-revolutionary enumeration of natural rights including self-defense