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Let us unite," said he, "to secure the weak from oppression, restrain the ambitious, and secure to every man the possession of what belongs to him: Let us form rules of justice and peace, to which all may be obliged to conform, which shall not except persons, but may in some sort make amends for the caprice of fortune, by submitting alike the powerful and the weak to the observance of mutual duties. In a word, instead of turning our forces against ourselves, let us collect them into a sovereign power, which may govern us by wise laws, may protect and defend all the members of the association, repel common enemies, and maintain a perpetual concord and harmony among us."
The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, "This is mine," and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society. How many crimes, how many wars, how many murders, how many misfortunes and horrors, would that man have saved the human species, who pulling up the stakes or filling up the ditches should have cried to his fellows: Be sure not to listen to this imposter; you are lost, if you forget that the fruits of the earth belong equally to us all, and the earth itself to nobody!
David Hume's - Position on Social Contract
Immanuel Kant's - Position on Social Contract
John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu's - Position on Powers of Government
Mary Wollstonecraft's - Position on Man's Nature and Woman's Nature
Carol Gillgan's - Position on Man's Nature and Woman's Nature
Jean-Jacques - Position on Man's Nature and Woman's Nature
Allison M. Jagger's - Position on Man's Nature and Woman's Nature
Aristotle's - Position on Man's Nature and Woman's Nature
what evidence does locke use to support his argument?
how many branches of government were established by the articles of confederation?
according to locke, what is the natural state of a man?
Name of economic system associated with the far left
Dominant economic policy during America's first 150 years
Name of economic system associated with the center-left (Democrats, Welfare statists, and Moderates)
Juris Natualist approach to solving problems of poverty, drug addiction, education of children
Alliance formed by America's political leaders during WWII - who and the political party identified with that leader
Point of agreement about government between James Madison and Patrick Henry
Event which caused U.S. citizens to ask for government care