4 free books by John Locke. 2 you can read right here.
Born 1632 in Wrington · Died 1704 in High Laver
writer · Kingdom of England · associated with empiricism
Notable works: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treatises of Government, A Letter Concerning Toleration, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, Of the Conduct of the Understanding
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From Project Gutenberg e-text #7370 (public domain in the USA).
MEN being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent.
God gave the world to men in common; but since he gave it them for their benefit, and the greatest conveniencies of life they were capable to draw from it, it cannot be supposed he meant it should always remain common and uncultivated.