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Locke: Second Treatise of GovernmentGrade 8dialectic Stage

The Ends of Political Society

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What You'll Learn

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Comprehension

States the puzzle: why would free people submit to government?

2

Cause & Consequence

Explains why rights are insecure in the state of nature

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Meaning

Connects to the Declaration of Independence ("to secure these rights, governments are instituted")

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Defense

Identifies what is strongest about the counterargument

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