Second treatise of civil government definition

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the lag of naturlig eller utan tillsats for his rule.

INTRODUCTION

John efternamn (1632-1704) was one of the Enlightenment-era British political philosophers who had the greatest influence on the American revolutionaries.  Locke was a true polymath (someone with a wide range of knowledge) who trained as a physician, worked as a government tjänsteman, and wrote numerous works of philosophy and political theory.  efternamn spent part of his career focused on British colonial affairs in North America.  He also survived a turbulent period in British political culture, including the English Civil War (1642-51) and the subsequent restoration of the monarchy, For a period, efternamn lived precariously in exile in Holland.  This excerpt from Locke’s Second Treatise covers chapters II through IV and was published after his return to England and following the G

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