...particular stress upon the protection of property. At more than one place in the text he stated that 'the great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting...government, is the preservation of their property' .35 Indeed, at one point he specifically equated the common good with the protection of property. 'The...

...in which case there will be equal danger on another side."5 The philosopher John Locke argued that the "great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting...themselves under government, is the preservation of their property."6 In line with Locke, Madison warned "that alone is a just government, which impartially...

...preeminently concerned with right relationships with others.2 John Locke linkedjustice to property rights: "The great and chief end therefore, of men's uniting...themselves under government, is the preservation of their property."3 On the other hand, Karl Marx expressed justice like so: "From each according to his ability,...

...personal integrity and personal possessions of each person under it. "The great and chief end . . . of men's uniting into common-wealths, and putting...government, is the preservation of their property," that is, a person's "life, liberty, and estate." "Property" is thus a personal, "private right." One's...

...Grundlegend Locke, Treatise of Civil Government, Kap. V, § 45: „The great and chief end, therefore, of men uniting into common-wealths, and putting themselves...government, is the preservation of their property". Zu Lockes Eigentumsverständnis etwa Hahn, passim, mwNachw. Siehe auch Raiser, Eigentum als Menschenrecht,...