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Before one can understand our “form” of government, one must understand the political philosophy which defines our rights as individuals. John Locke, in the Two Treatises of Government, presents the logical conclusion of western thought in its treatment of the rights of individuals. What we today call classical liberal thought, helped to fuel the American [...]
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To which ’tis obvious to answer, that though in the state of nature he hath such a right, yet the enjoyment of it is very uncertain and constantly exposed to the invasion of others; for all being kings as much as he, every man his equal, and the greater part no strict observers of equity [...]
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