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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.

John Locke

Moral laws are set as a curb and restraint to these exorbitant desires, which they cannot be but by rewards and punishments, that will over-balance the satisfaction any one shall propose to himself in the breach of the law.
JOHN LOCKE

Balance Law Punishment
The greatest part of mankind … are given up to labor, and enslaved to the necessity of their mean condition; whose lives are worn out only in the provisions for living.
JOHN LOCKE

Given Mean Provision
If we trace the progress of our minds, and with attention observe how it repeats, adds together, and unites its simple ideas received from sensation or reflection, it will lead us farther than at first, perhaps, we should have imagined.
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Ideas Reflection Simple
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

Amendment Liberty Reason Second
Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.
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Errors Giving Mistakes
Knowledge is grateful to the understanding, as light to the eyes.
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Eye Grateful Light
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
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Oppression People
Children generally hate to be idle; all the care then is that their busy humour should be constantly employed in something of use to them
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Children Employed Hate Use
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support
I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly: and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.
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Matter Religion Use
Don’t tell me what I can’t do!
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Allow People Tell
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
Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love.
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Delight Ideas Reflecting Upon
Man is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out of the common road.
JOHN LOCKE

Common Littles Men
A king is a mortal god on earth, unto whom the living God hath lent his own name as a great honour; but withal told him, he should die like a man, lest he should be proud, and flatter himself that God hath with his name imparted unto him his nature also.
JOHN LOCKE

Kings Men Names
There are a thousand ways to Wealth, but only one way to Heaven.
JOHN LOCKE

Heaven Way Wealth

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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