The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.
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The same law of nature, that does by this means give us property, does also bound that property…. As much as anyone can make use of to any advantage of life before it spoils, so much he may by his labor fix a property in: whatever is beyond this is more than his share, and belongs to others. Nothing was made by God for man to spoil or destroy.
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Birth: | 29th August, 1632 |
Death: | 28th October, 1704 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Philosopher |
John Locke was born in Wrington, Somerset, England. He was an English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism. He was an inspirer of both the European Enlightenment and the Constitution of the United States. His philosophical thinking was close to that of the founders of modern science, especially Robert Boyle, Sir Isaac Newton, and other members of the Royal Society. He studied at Westminster School in London and Christ Church, Oxford. He earned a bachelor of medicine degree in 1675, having studied medicine extensively during his time at Oxford and worked with such noted scientists and thinkers as Robert Boyle, Thomas Willis, Robert Hooke and Richard Lower. He wrote several books include: The Second Treatise of Civil Government, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, A Letter Concerning Toleration, Two Treatises of Government, Some Thoughts Concerning Education, and The Reasonableness of Christianity.
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