Posted on 08/29/2014 12:49:47 PM PDT by fredericbastiat1
Today is the birthday of a man who left an indelible imprint on American history and the history of the free world more broadly. The Englishman John Locke was born on August 29, 1632. Locke was one of the most heralded Enlightenment thinkers — preeminent among classical liberals — developing theories on natural rights, property, government, not to mention law and philosophy more broadly that would influence the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Western civilization itself. His intellectual achievements were so great that Thomas Jefferson identified Locke as one of “the three greatest men who ever lived, without any exception.”
In honor of Locke’s birthday, below are 10 of the best and most relevant quotes from his essential “Second Treatise of Government,” first published in December 1689.
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Those quotes sorta nailed the Obamadork administration (and progressives, in general).
Funny how those old white guys pretty much knew what comes from dirtbags.
And no matter what century you look at, dirtbags are progressi....er...dirtbags.
Let me summarize.
“When the free sh*t army (FSA) votes for those who give out more and more free sh*t - the FSA will get bigger and bigger and those in power (both legislative and judicial) could care less about what the law says and long as they keep and grow their power.”
Freedom, liberty, and rights are antiquated ideas in the age of Obastard. The only freedom Obastard believes in are the freedom to whatever perverted sex you desire and the only right is the right of a woman to murder her unborn.
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