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Essay concerning the true original extent and end of civil government

(an essay concerning the true original, extent and end of civil government), and A letter concerning toleration.

by John Locke

1952 139 pages eng ★ 3.6 (5 ratings)

The central principles of what today is broadly-known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" (1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for…

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