John Locke

“Of the beginning of Civil Society” – Part 2

We see this delegation and retention of power in Exodus 22. In general, the adjudication of theft is left to society. The theft is brought before the judges to determine guilt and the amount that must be repaid. However, it begins in Exodus 22:2 with the principle that there is no guilt in killing someone who breaks into your house at night.

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John Locke

“Of the beginning of Civil Society” – Part 1

John Locke having defined what qualifies as a civil society in Chapter Seven. That it is not merely family groups, or master-slave relationships, but is a coming together of equals for mutual benefit and protection. He opened with this declaration which ought to be familiar to the people of New Hampshire.

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Jeanne Dietsch - Facebook

An Open Letter to Senator Jeanne Dietsch

Dear Senator Dietsch; In your letter today slamming ‘libertarianism’ you seem to insinuate that Government solved the slavery problem. While that may be true, in part, in the United States, it is not a fact globally. There are, according to estimates, over 40 million humans still being victimized by one form of slavery or another … Read more

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