 To understand political power right and derive it from its original, we must consider what state all men are naturally in, and that is a state of perfect freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within...  Jura Anglorum: The Rights of Englishmen - Page 18by Francis Plowden - 1792 - 620 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Center for American Places - History - 2001 - 246 pages
...of equality and "perfect freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature." The law of nature, accessible by human reason, teaches that "no one ought to harm another in his life,... | |
 | Stephen David Ross - Philosophy - 2001 - 347 pages
...earth, in receiving, echoes a call, an obligation. Property is responsibility. Having is betrayal. they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature; without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man" (2, ch. 2, 269). It is a state of private... | |
 | William T. Cavanaugh - Religion - 2002 - 126 pages
...is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature, without asking leave or depending upon the will of any other man'.14 Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke all agree... | |
 | John Locke - Political Science - 2002 - 153 pages
...that is a state of perfect freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man. A state also of equality, wherein all the... | |
 | Richard R. Ellsworth - Business & Economics - 2002 - 407 pages
...in "a State of perfect Freedom to order their Actions, and dispose of their Possessions and Persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the Law of Nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the Will of any other Man."47 Natural man is also in a state of equality,... | |
 | John Hittinger - Philosophy - 2002 - 314 pages
...is a state of perfect Freedom to order their Actions, and dispose of their Possessions, and Persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the Law of Nature, without asking leave or depending on the Will of any other Man. (2.4) 9 This original state of nature is said... | |
 | Philip Goodchild - Business & Economics - 2002 - 260 pages
...convenience,'76 leaving them the freedom to 'order their Actions, and dispose of their Possessions, and Persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the Law of Nature, without asking leave, or depending on the Will of any other Man.'77 Liberty is primarily over property, the... | |
 | Manfred Nicht - Christian ethics - 2002 - 417 pages
...is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of Nature, without asking leave or depending upon the will of any other man. A state also of equality, wherein all the... | |
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