Self-defence is Nature's eldest law.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
That's all about the natural order of things, the idea of nature protecting children but also children protecting nature.
Retaliation is related to nature and instinct, not to law. Law, by definition, cannot obey the same rules as nature.
At what point is someone precluded from availing themselves of the justification of self-defense because of their own poor judgment or bad behavior?
A people morally and intellectually equal to self-government must also be equal in self-defence.
Human nature is you get carried away, so we have to protect ourselves from ourselves.
Nature's laws have to supersede man's law.
The self thus becomes aware of itself, at least in its practical action, and discovers itself as a cause among other causes and as an object subject to the same laws as other objects.
Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.
To be forced to defend oneself is an inherently undesirable position to be in. The focus shifts from ideas to the person conveying them.