...Locke the social contract relied crucially upon freely given consent, for all humans being 'by nature free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out...political power of another without his own consent'. Thus while Hobbes provided an explanation for the emergence of the state in terms of its inevitability...

...the distinction than is Nozick. For Locke, remember, "no one can be put out of [the state of nature] and subjected to the political power of another without his own consent.""' Political power is morally legitimate, and those subject to it are morally obligated to obey, only...

...tradition of medieval and early modern thought, of the social contract and government by consent. III Men being, as has been said, by Nature, all free,...without his own Consent. The only way whereby any one devests himself of his Natural Liberty, and puts on the bonds of Civil Society is by agreeing with...

...origins of government predate written history. The following passage is typical of Locke's approach. Men being, as has been said, by Nature, all free,...without his own Consent. The only way whereby any one devests himself of his Natural Liberty, and puts on the bonds of Civil Society is by agreeing with...

...government such as that of John Locke. In his Second Treatise of Government Locke says Men being ... by Nature, all free, equal and independent, no one...without his own Consent. The only way whereby any one devests himself of his Natural Liberty, and puts on the bonds of Civil Society is by agreeing with...

...(2) an account of what is required before anyone can be subjected to the political power of another: "Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free,...political power of another, without his own consent" (2nd T: 95). Beyond (2), there is also the possibility of (3) an account of individuals' rights to...

...and Harris, 26 March. 51. Locke, 1951, The Second Treatise of Civil Government, 421; "Men being ... by nature all free, equaL and independent, no one...political power of another without his own consent." 52. Pacific Commercial Advertiser, 25 lune 1864. p. 2. coL 3. 53. Ibid., 4 lune 1864. p. 2, coL 3....

...rest«) sowie die Doppelung von Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit aaO, II, 95 (engl. S. 164; dt. S. 260): »Men being, as has been said, by nature all free, equal, and independent [...].« 161 Vgl. aaO, II, 57 (engl. S. 143f; dt. S. 234): »For liberty is to be free from restraint...

...great a patron of anarchy as to affirm. CHAPTER VIII. Of the Beginning of Political Societies. § 95. Men being, as has been said, by nature all free, equal,...without his own consent. The only way whereby any one * " At the first, when some certain kind of regiment was once appointed, it may be that nothing was...

...government; or else when anyone joins himself to, and incorporates with any government already made. . . .'* 'Men being, as has been said, by nature all free,...another without his own consent. The only way whereby anyone divests himself of his natural liberty and puts on the bonds of civil society is by agreeing...