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Revolt is the right of the people

John Locke

Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society and made by the legislative power vested in it and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, arbitrary will of another man.
JOHN LOCKE

Liberty Live Men Rules
An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.
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Balance Integrity Men
What if everything that happened here, happened for a reason?
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Faith Inspiration Reason
Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most need of it, is seldom fairly consulted, and more rarely obeyed
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Habit Needs Reason
No peace and security among mankind-let alone common friendship-can ever exist as long as people think that governments get their authority from God and that religion is to be propagated by force of arms.
JOHN LOCKE

Government Long Thinking
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.
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Given Mean Provision
There is no such way to gain admittance, or give defence to strange and absurd Doctrines, as to guard them round about with Legions of obscure, doubtful, and undefin’d Words.
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Doctrine Giving Way
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
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Inspirational Philosophical Taken
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
He that will make good use of any part of his life must allow a large part of it to recreation.
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Leisure Recreation Use
Curiosity should be as carefully cherish’d in children, as other appetites suppress’d.
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Cherish Children Curiosity
The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of.
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Foundation Happiness Liberty
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Matter Religion Use
The picture of a shadow is a positive thing.
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Positive Things Shadow
The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure.
JOHN LOCKE

Blessing Children Men
Let not men think there is no truth, but in the sciences that they study, or the books that they read.
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Book Men Thinking

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