Libertarianism can trace its history as far back as sixth century BC philosopher Lao-tzu who accordingly stated "Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony." (6:27) Nevertheless, Libertarianism as it pertains to the United States struck a cord with Americans under the despotic colonial rule of Great Britain. ... John Locke was the first to propose the idea that individuals are borne with natural rights prior to the existence of government and it is the government that ought to safeguard those rights. ... Jefferson clearly declared on paper that all men hold certain rights, which...

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The only function of government according to this doctrine is to protect life, liberty, and property." ... Turgot's successors, following a mercantilist policy of government intervention, only made the French economy worse. ... We need a government like England's, he said. ... Twenty-eight days later, the Assembly showed they did not intend to do so: the government confiscated all church property in France. ... Curriculum was controlled totally by the central government. ...

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A Comparison of the State of Nature between: Hobbes, Leviathan & Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government Final Draft The state of nature is a traditional starting point for many political thinkers attempting to develop, from the natural state of man, some theory about society and politics. ... In the Leviathan and the Second Treatise of Civil Government, Hobbes and Locke, respectively, both ground their political philosophies at the same location: the state of nature, meaning the natural condition of mankind prior to any artifice such as government. ... Where there is no common Pow...

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Otis argued that every man lived in a state of nature and was subjected to laws "engraved in his hearts."" ... Patrick Henry was a superb example of a patriotic orator, educated by the College of William and Mary and apprenticed in the law. ... Furthermore, his background in law led to various interpretations of British legislations, notably contributing to his courtroom title of "Treason."" ... Subsequently, Hancock led to the post war effort in developing the republican government in the United States. ... During this phase of American history, the Red Coats of the Royal Crown of E...

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He wanted to create a social contract with a large group that would abide the laws of government. ... He wrote that the state of nature is governed by law of nature. ... Locke gave us a theory of natural law; a natural right which he used to separate between true and false civil government, and to argue for the right to revolt against authoritarian government... "Nothing therefore happens in nature which is contrary to its universal laws. Nor does anything happen which does not agree with those laws or does not follow from them. ...

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History 185 Test #2 04-01-03 The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the era that paved the way for the creation of our modern day governments and societies, was an era of political and social revolutions. ... Louis XVI was unable to collect the revenues necessary to maintain the French Government and pay off its war debts. ... The final stage of the French Revolution occurred when the bourgeois failed at government and their republic floundered. ... This code was his crowning achievement and a masterpiece of law, in which he and his commissions filtered through all the accumula...

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That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. ... He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. ... He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by re...

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Though created by men living in a society that was driven mostly by Christian morals, the American Constitution of 1787, as amended by the Bill of Rights, established a system of government in which religious liberty was to be protected. ... Anglicans had an established church in this colony, until 1776, when the general assembly repealed the punishable offense of speaking out publicly against religion, and suspended the laws that gave salaries to the clergy.7 Though not wholly shared, before the ratification of the Constitution, and its subsequent amendments, public opinion increasingly fav...

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They staged demonstrations and food riots, presented petitions to the National Assembly, and brought the royal family back to the governmental capital. ... The majority of men believed that women's participation in government was both unnecessary and redundant. ... To deprive half the human race of the right to assist in the making of laws was in violation of the principle of equality of rights and an act of tyranny. ... Anger with their passive role in constructing the cahiers, irritated with the municipal government, annoyed with the stalled constitutional revolution, and fed up with th...

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As a political protest opposing to the Townshend Act, which placed new duties on various imports, members of a Patriotic organization named "Sons of Liberty" disguised as American Indians and destroyed a total of 42,009.9 kilograms of tea on December 16, 1773.viii Patriots clearly demonstrated their dissatisfaction toward the British government. ... The temporary power vacuum in Quebec after the Treaty of Paris had caused some instability in the society, but the British soon implemented a representative government in Quebec successfully.x The habitants were content with the British r...

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