In which chapter of the Second Treatise of Government, part of Two Treatises of Government, does Locke…
In the 9th Chapter (Chapter IX, 'Of the Ends of Political Society and Government') of his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke sets out the functions and ends for which…
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In which chapter of the Second Treatise of Government, part of Two Treatises of Government, does Locke discuss the ends of government and the limits of entrusted power?
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In the 9th Chapter (Chapter IX, 'Of the Ends of Political Society and Government') of his Second Treatise of Government, John Locke sets out the functions and ends for which people enter political society and entrust power to government—namely the preservation of their lives, liberties, and estates—and states that the power of society or the legislature can never extend beyond the common good.
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