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The Second Treatise of Government
1690. John Locke's essay “concerning the true original, extent, and end of civil government”, the second of his Two Treatises (London, 1690): the first edition, in Locke's numbered sections. Locke was English; the work is here as a source the Declaration's language draws on. Attributed to John Locke (as given in the TCP's record of the printing (Wing L2766: "Attributed to John Locke. Cf. DNB.")).
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Chapter I
Chapter I2 min - II
Of the State of Nature.
Chapter II12 min - III
Of the State of War.
Chapter III5 min - IV
Of SLAVERY.
Chapter IV3 min - V
Of PROPERTY.
Chapter V24 min - VI
Of Paternal Power.
Chapter VI25 min - VII
Of Political or Civil Society.
Chapter VII17 min - VIII
Of the Beginning of Political Societies.
Chapter VIII27 min - IX
Of the Ends of Political Society and Government.
Chapter IX5 min - X
Of the Forms of a Commonwealth.
Chapter X2 min - XI
Of the Extent of the Legislative Power.
Chapter XI11 min - XII
Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Commonwealth.
Chapter XII4 min - XIII
Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth.
Chapter XIII12 min - XIV
Of Prerogative.
Chapter XIV9 min - XV
Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, considered together.
Chapter XV5 min - XVI
Of CONQVEST.
Chapter XVI20 min - XVII
Of VSVRPATION.
Chapter XVII1 min - XVIII
Of TYRANNY.
Chapter XVIII11 min - XIX
Of the Dissolution of Governments.
Chapter XIX33 min
Text of Two Treatises of Government (London: Awnsham Churchill, 1690), first edition, Book II, from the Text Creation Partnership's transcription, checked against scans of the printing; John Locke. About the editions