Sir William Blackstone – Uncommon Sense

Private rights are a public good

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual’s private rights.

Vindication of rights

And, lastly, to vindicate these rights, when actually violated and attacked, the subjects of England are entitled, in the first place, to the regular administration and free course of justice in the courts of law; next to the right of petitioning the king and parliament for redress of grievances; and, lastly, to the right of having and using arms for self preservation and defense.