[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.
JOHN LOCKEI doubt not, but from self-evident Propositions, by necessary Consequences, as incontestable as those in Mathematics, the measures of right and wrong might be made out.
More John Locke Quotes
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If you punish him for what he sees you practise yourself, he… will be apt to interpret it the peevishness and arbitrary imperiousness of a father, who, without any ground for it, would deny his son the liberty and pleasure he takes himself.
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Since the great foundation of fear is pain, the way to harden and fortify children against fear and danger is to accustom them to suffer pain.
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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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A man may live long, and die at last in ignorance of many truths, which his mind was capable of knowing, and that with certainty.
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There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.
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It is practice alone that brings the powers of the mind, as well as those of the body, to their perfection.
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Don’t tell me what I can’t do!
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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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The picture of a shadow is a positive thing.
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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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Where there is no desire, there will be no industry.
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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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Is it worth the name of freedom to be at liberty to play the fool?
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Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural.
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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.
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