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I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.

John Locke

There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark.
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Dark Light Player
You shall find, that there cannot be a greater spur to the attaining what you would have the eldest learn, and know himself, than to set him upon teaching it his younger brothers and sisters.
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Brother Spurs Teaching
Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.
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Fashion Philosophical Riches
Crooked things may be as stiff and unflexible as streight: and Men may be as positive and peremptory in Error as in Truth.
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Men Science Truth
We are all a sort of chameleons, that still take a tincture from things near us: nor is it to be wondered at in children, who better understand what they see, than what they hear.
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Chameleon Children Wonder
So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.
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Difficult Imperfection Writing
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support
Where there is no desire, there will be no industry.
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Desire Effort Labor
Revolt is the right of the people
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People Revolt Right
Whenever legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.
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Arbitrary Freedom Legislator People War
The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs … has been, not whether be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.
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Age Gretest Mischie World
As much land as a man tills, plants, improves, cultivated, and can use the product of, so much is his property. He by his labour does, as it were, enclose it from the common.
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Cultivated Labour Land Men Property
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
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Firsts Intellect Senses
To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.
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Reason Titles Two
This is to think, that men are so foolish, that they take care to avoid what mischiefs may be done them by pole-cats, or foxes; but are content, nay, think it safety, to be devoured by lions.
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Cat Furnish Men Pole Thinking
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
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Education Philosophical Wisdom

I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.

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