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Written from 1265-1274, the Summa Theologica is St. Thomas Aquinas' greatest work.
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One of the Catholic thinkers in the Middle Ages who wrote about the right to overthrow an unjust ruler was St. Thomas Aquinas. In his work "Summa Theologiae," Aquinas argued that if a ruler becomes a tyrant and abuses his power, the people have the right to resist and potentially overthrow him, as long as it is done for the common good and with the intention of restoring justice and order.
Just the opposite, actually.