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John Locke's Second Treatise of Government - Annotated and Unabridged

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In 1689, English philosopher John Locke - one of the most influential and brilliant writers of the Enlightenment period - published his book "Two Treatises of Government" anonymously.


In the first volume, Locke attacks the patriarchy, in particular the so-called "absolute power" of the monarchy. (It appears to have been a direct refutation of Robert Filmer's book "Patriarcha" and Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan," both of which argued for the unquestioned power of kings.)


In the Second Treatise - p...