08/08/10
Tyrannicide
Pax Vobiscum
A reading on the Rights, Duties, Limits and Obligations of the Individual
| Tyrannicide literally is the killing of a tyrant, and
usually is taken to mean the killing of a tyrant by a private person
for the common good. There are two classes of tyrants whose
circumstances are widely apart — tyrants by usurpation and tyrants
by oppression. A tyrant by usurpation (tyrannus in titula) is
one who unjustly displaces or attempts to displace the legitimate
supreme ruler, and he can be considered in the act of usurpation or
in subsequent peaceful possession of the supreme power. A tyrant
by oppression (tyrannus in regimine) is a supreme ruler who uses
his power arbitrarily and oppressively.
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