I would like to analyze on this question by looking at the theories of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke are two political philosophers; their theories were about the formation of the society and what the social contract means. ... Contrary to Hobbes, Locke says that humans know what is right and wrong. Locke's believe that human beings have a natural moral sense which is governed by the reason. ... As John Locke says in his work, "the state of nature is the state of the freedom to made any action and order their possessions in what ever way they like and wa...

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However, another philosopher by the name of Thomas Hobbes comes in contrast with John Locke. ... Therefore the democratic laws that John Locke supports is what I most strongly agree with. ... Continuing on with the great philosopher John Locke, he was a man with many great theories that governments are using in this day and age. ... As John Locke said "If the government is not providing, overthrow it.... John Locke believes that if this is the case then it is in the peoples best interest to overthrow the government due to its lack of accountability to its citizens. ...

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The framers read extensively on the writings of Enlightenment thinkers such as Locke and Montesquieu, applying their ideas into the constitution. John Locke's "Second Treatise- and his idea of the "social contract- was a major influence upon the construction of the constitution. ... The framers applied Locke's social contract, which guaranteed a human's inalienable rights to formation of the constitution. Also, Locke argued that revolution was not only a choice but in some cases an obligation when faced with tyranny. ... Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the role of the cour...

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James Madison wrote the Federalist paper number ten by employing the knowledge of not only himself but that of John Locke. ... (Otherwise if the people obeyed Locke's theory they have the right to rebellion.) ...

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When questioning whether I consider myself a liberal, communitarian, libertarian, or conservative; I feel that some of my views may be similar to those of liberals and conservatives, but when it comes to the meat of the matter, I most strongly believe in the opinions of libertarians. I believe in th...

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Political factions have played a fundamental role in shaping governments here and around the world in history and will continue to influence in the future. Factions divide a government based on different beliefs of key issue in policies, such as spending and warfare. Political factions are both bene...

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