For examples of various definitions of terrorism, please see our definition page. For any act of terrorism, there is always a political, social, ethnic or religious creed that can be used to justify it by someone. In the U.S., the general consensus sees the terroristic actions of abolitionists and american revolutionists as justifiable. If freedom is sacred enough to preserve with the loss of human life, than it is sacred enough to achieve with the loss of human life. The state has legitimate power only so long as it serves the people it governs.
Revolt always starts out as acts of terrorism against corrupt governments.
Acts of terrorism aimed at revolution cannot be based on paranoia or petty anti government sentiments. My research included philosophical works on government and the right to revolt. These included the Declaration of Independence, Rousseau's Social Contract, and excerpts from Malcolm X, John Locke, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln and David Hobbes. The way that we did the write up is we summarized the main ideas and the research that was done by each member on an individau basis. We also did the assessment of the contribution of each member individually as well.