The right of revolution grants the people of a nation the right to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests. In political philosophy, the right of revolution was developed as a concept in Two Treatise on Government, written by John Locke at the beginning of the Enlightenment. The right to revolution was included in the June 24, 1793, preface to the French Constitution, written during the Revolution, which declares the rights of man and of citizen.
