Consent of the governed Quote by James MacGregor Burns

“above all, Locke’s transforming idea that government was established and maintained by the consent of the governed, in which all men had an equal…

— James MacGregor Burns

“Whenever the legislators endeavour to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they…

— Murray N. Rothbard

“In general, the natural dividing line between legislative and nonlegislative power was between rules that bound subjects and those that did not. Legal obligation…

— Philip Hamburger

“Locke said, as have others, that natural law is forever and enduring, and man-made law, which may vary from place to place and time…

— Mark R. Levin

“Second Treatise of Government by John Locke.”

— Charles River Editors

“Locke said, as have others, that natural law is forever and enduring, and man-made law, which may vary from place to place and time…

— Mark R. Levin

“Locke said that there is a circle of freedom surrounding each person and all people at birth. And within that circle is the absolute…

— Mark R. Levin

“He laid the foundation of a universal government. His law was one for all. Equal justice and love for everyone.”

— George Rivorie

“That I was not long brought up by the concubine of my father; that I preserved the flower of my youth. That I took…

— Marcus Aurelius

The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon…

— John Adams

[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their,…

— Thomas Jefferson

“Who doubts that there may be great goodness, and great happiness, and great affection under the absolute government of a good man? Meanwhile, laws…

— John Stuart Mill