The Second Treatise Of Government/A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke
An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government
This work argues that legitimate political authority rests on the consent of free individuals who possess natural rights to life, liberty, and property; governments exist to protect those rights and may be altered or overthrown when they violate them. It develops principles of limited government, separation of powers, and property as an extension of labor, and insists that civil authorities should not interfere in matters of individual conscience, advocating religious toleration and a clear distinction between the roles of church and state. Together, the arguments defend personal liberty, the rule of law, and the right to resist unjust rule.
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- 1689
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- English
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- Letter on Toleration
- Two Treatises of Government
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