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Two Treatises of Government by John Locke — WisdomDeck honest review
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Two Treatises of Government

by John Locke

Natural rights to life, liberty and property, government by consent, the right of revolution. The philosophy behind the Declaration.

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  1. Rights precede government.
  2. Consent legitimizes.
  3. Property from labor.

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