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Page 149 to understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider what state all men are naturally in, and that is a state of perfect freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man. John locke laid the groundwork for modern liberalism. This edition of locke s two treatises combines the text from the online library of liberty with supplementary material about locke s political theory written by modern scholars. Buy a cheap copy of two treatises of government book by john locke. Two treatises of government ebook written by john locke. Two treatises of government kindle edition by locke, john. These essays discuss his theory of property and natural rights and refer to specific. Lockes two treatises was a seminal work, not only because it helped destroy the concept of the divine right of kings in england, but also because it set out the framework for a social compact which was heavily relied on in america. Second treatise john locke preface preface to the two treatises reader, you have here the beginning and the end of a twopart treatise about government.
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John locke s two treatises of government are considered to be some of the most important works of western philosophy ever written. Mcpherson, hackett publishing company, indianapolis and cambridge, 1980. In the former, the false principles and foundation of sir robert filmer, and his followers, are detected and overthrown. When shaftesbury failed to reconcile the interests of the king and parliament, he was dismissed. Editions of two treatises of government by john locke. The project gutenberg ebook of two treatises of government, by.
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