History, 08.03.2021 07:20, lilpetals

The reason why men enter into [government], is the preservation of their property; and the end why they choose and authorize a legislative, is, that there may be laws made, and rules set, as guards and fences to the properties of all the members of the society… whenever the legislators endeavor to take away, and destroy the property of the people… they put themselves into a state of war with the people…by this breach of trust [legislators] forfeit the power the people had put into their hands … and it devolves to the people, who have a right to… the establishment of a new legislative, (such as they shall think fit). John Locke
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