Treatise 4-6: John Locke defines Political Power with the use of state of nature or simply the natural instinct a person has. All people are naturally in the state of perfect freedom. They have the ability to control their own actions or do as they please. In this state everyone is treated equally and nobody is over or under powered. People will always be present in this state unless their freedom is stripped from them. The only possible way a person would lose their right to freedom would if they violated a law or committed a crime of some sort. For an explain, nobody has to right to harm himself or others’ life, health, liberty or possessions and if a person does commit a crime like so, the government has the right remove the person state of nature. Everyone arrives into life with a set of freedoms (state of nature), but if they choose not to use them correctly the government has the right to eliminate the offender’s freedoms to preserve others’ state of nature.
Treatise 95-99: John Locke explains, everyone is born free, equal and independent, no one can be removed from these rights, but everyone is also born under some political power or government. Therefore, nobody is “free”, they choose to give up …show more content…
I agree with Voltaire, that thinking is a personal liberty. I believe a democratic government has a right to play a role in protecting and promoting thinking. It is a given to be able to think freely because how is it possible to have your freedom of thought stripped from you. The government should protect the freedom of thought because thinking is a personal liberty, in which it cannot be taken from you. The government should promote thinking because citizens could come up with ideas that could possibly benefit the country. However, the government has absolutely no right to force a person to think. Hence, thinking is a personal liberty, you are born with the right to think and the government should protect and promote the freedom of
Treatise 95-99: John Locke explains, everyone is born free, equal and independent, no one can be removed from these rights, but everyone is also born under some political power or government. Therefore, nobody is “free”, they choose to give up …show more content…
I agree with Voltaire, that thinking is a personal liberty. I believe a democratic government has a right to play a role in protecting and promoting thinking. It is a given to be able to think freely because how is it possible to have your freedom of thought stripped from you. The government should protect the freedom of thought because thinking is a personal liberty, in which it cannot be taken from you. The government should promote thinking because citizens could come up with ideas that could possibly benefit the country. However, the government has absolutely no right to force a person to think. Hence, thinking is a personal liberty, you are born with the right to think and the government should protect and promote the freedom of