The Second Treatise of Civil Government
John Locke
1632-1704
TWO TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT
BY JOHN LOCKE
SALUS POPULI SUPREMA LEX ESTO
LONDON PRINTED MDCLXXXVIIII
Reprinted, the Sixth Time, by A. Millar, H. Woodfall, L. Whiston and B. White, L. Rivington, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, Hawes Clarke and Collins; W. Johnston, W. Owen, L. Richardson, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, C. Rivington, E. Dilly, R. Withy, C. and R. Ware, S. Baker, T. Payne, A. Shuckburgh, L. Hinxman
MDCCLXIIII
TWO TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT.
- In the former the false principles and foundation of Sir Robert Filmer and his followers are detected and overthrown.
- The latter is an essay concerning the true original extent and end of civil government.
1764 EDITOR'S NOTE
The present Edition of this Book has not only been collated with the first three Editions, which were published during the Author's Life, but also has the Advantage of his last Corrections and Improvements, from a Copy delivered by him to Mr. Peter Coste, communicated to the Editor, and now lodged in Christ College, Cambridge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS- Preface
- CHAP. I. Introduction.
- CHAP. II. Of the State of Nature.
- CHAP. III. Of the State of War.
- CHAP. IV. Of Slavery.
- CHAP. V. Of Property.
- CHAP. VI. Of Paternal Power.
- CHAP. VII. Of Political or Civil Society.
- CHAP. VIII. Of the Beginning of Political Societies.
- CHAP. IX. Of the Ends of Political Society and Government.
- CHAP. X. Of the Forms of a Common-wealth.
- CHAP. XI. Of the Extent of the Legislative Power.
- CHAP. XII. Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Common-wealth.
- CHAP. XIII. Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Common-wealth.
- CHAP. XIV. Of Prerogative.
- CHAP. XV. Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, considered together.
- CHAP. XVI. Of Conquest.
- CHAP. XVII. Of Usurpation.
- CHAP. XVIII. Of Tyranny.
- CHAP. XIX. Of the Dissolution of Government.
