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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. ↗

— John Locke

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All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. ↗

— John Locke

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Government has no other end, but the preservation of property. ↗

— John Locke

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To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes. ↗

— John Locke

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It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. ↗

— John Locke

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No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience. ↗

— John Locke

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Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time. ↗

— John Locke

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The discipline of desire is the background of character. ↗

— John Locke

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The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. ↗

— John Locke

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The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. ↗

— John Locke

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