From the text:
In the community created by the social contract, the will of the majority should prevail, subject to the law of nature.
The Question and Answer section for Second Treatise of Government is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
From the text:
In the community created by the social contract, the will of the majority should prevail, subject to the law of nature.
I find his arguments convincing. A civil society can only exist when men agree to form a government. They cannot be forced into swearing fealty or pledging submission; it must be voluntary. Men agree to form a compact and invest power in an...
I find his arguments convincing. A civil society can only exist when men agree to form a government. They cannot be forced into swearing fealty or pledging submission; it must be voluntary. Men agree to form a compact and invest power in an...