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All men by nature are equal in that equal right that every man hath to his natural freedom, without being subjected to the will or authority of any other man; being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. John Locke. Independent, Equality, Men. 254 Copy quote.
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Dec 16, 2019 · John Locke (1632-1704) argued that the law of nature obliged all human beings not to harm “the life, the liberty, health, limb, or goods of another”: Natural Rights. The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal ...
Nov 9, 2005 · John Locke (1632–1704) is among the most influential political philosophers of the modern period. In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch.
Locke considers the new monarchy lawful because the people consented and, in doing so, asserted and defended their “just and natural rights.” The first of the Two Treatises counters the arguments for absolute monarchy.
- “Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” ― John Locke, Second Treatise of Government.
- “Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent.”
- “As usurpation is the exercise of power, which another hath a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which no body can have a right to.
- “In transgressing the law of nature, the offender declares himself to live by another rule than that of reason and common equity" Ch.2, 8” ― John Locke, Second Treatise of Government.
Sep 28, 2019 · John Locke Quotes About Natural Rights. 1. “Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.”. 2. “The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.”. 3. “Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.”.
Dec 19, 2019 · In areas including government, education, and religion, John Locke quotes helped inspire momentous events like the Age of Enlightenment and England’s Glorious Revolution, as well as the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War, and Constitution of the United States.
