 There wants an established, settled, known law, received and allowed by common consent to be the standard of right and wrong and the common measure to decide all controversies between them; for though the law of nature be plain and intelligible to all...  Two Treatises of Government - Page 202by John Locke - 1824 - 277 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Locke - Liberty - 1764 - 440 pages
...united, or have a mind to unite, for the mutual prefervation of their lives, liberties and eirates, which I call by the general name, property, §. 124....of men's uniting into common-wealths, and putting themfelves under government, is the prefer nation of their property. To which in the ftate of nature... | |
 | Worcester (Mass.) - 1787 - 374 pages
...lives and property. Says the great Mr. Locke, in his excellent treatife upon government, page 226, " the great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themfelves under government, is the prefervation of their property." In the firft article of the declaration... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 512 pages
...preservation of their lives, liberties, and estates, which I call by the general name, property. §. 194. The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting...First, There wants an established, settled, known law, received and allowed by common consent to be the standard of right and wrong, and the common measure... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 576 pages
...preservation oT their lives, liherties and estates, which I call hy the general name, property. 1^4. Th* great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into...government,, is the preservation of their property, to which itl the state of nature there are many things wanting. Tint, There wants an estahlished, settled, known... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy, Modern - 1828 - 514 pages
...to the greatest, and subject to nobody, why will he part with his freedom, why will he give up this empire, and subject himself to the dominion and control...First, There wants an established, settled, known law, received and allowed by common consent to be the standard of right and wrong, and the common measure... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 516 pages
...preservation of their lives, liberties, and estates, which I call by the general name property. § 1 24. The great and chief end, therefore, of men's Uniting...First, There wants an established, settled, known law, received and allowed by common consent to be the standard of right and wrong, and the common measure... | |
 | John Locke - Coinage - 1824 - 514 pages
...unite, for the mutual preservation of their lives, liberties, and estates, which I call by the general i name, property. § 124. The great and chief end, therefore,...the state of nature there are many things wanting. 0 First, There wants an established, settled, known law; .received and allowed by common consent to... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1866 - 446 pages
...entering into it by positive engagement and express promise and compact. The great and chief end of men uniting into commonwealths and putting themselves...government is the preservation of their property. (Locke, of Civil Government.) \ . Discours du général Stanhope, un des managers. 2. The rights of... | |
 | Vermont Historical Society - Vermont - 1871 - 560 pages
...intimated) is a fundamental article of the social compact. " The great and chief end (says Mr. Locke) of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves...government, is the preservation of their property." And after pointing out what was wanting for that purpose in a state of nature, he adds " That the power... | |
 | Vermont - Vermont - 1875 - 566 pages
...is a fundamental article of the social compact. " The great and chief end (says Mr. Locke) of men1s uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves...government, is the preservation of their property." And after pointing out what was wanting for that purpose in a state of nature, he adds " That the power... | |
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