Delegates Quote by John Locke

There cannot any one moral rule be proposed whereof a man may not justly demand a reason.

— John Locke

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

— John Locke

Thirdly, the supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his own consent: for the preservation of property being…

— John Locke

For a man's property is not at all secure, though there be good and equitable laws to set the bounds of it, between him…

— John Locke

..every Man has a Property in his own Person. This no Body has any Right to but himself. The Labour of his Body, and…

— John Locke

At this point, an urgent question arises: [...] Is it our duty to seek to become a thorough and complete human being, one quite…

— Emile Durkheim

Satisfy your demand for reason but always remember that charity is beyond reason, and God can be known through charity.

— Flannery O'Connor

In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a breakdown, or a strain, or…

— C. S. Lewis

A moral rule is essentially 'advantage-reducing.' It prohibits you doing something you could do that would serve your interests at someone else's expense.

— Catherine Wilson

“If the right to happiness is not an idle piece of wishful thinking but a demand of reason, the consequences can be revolutionary.”

— Susan Neiman

“That is the trouble...You are a crowd of bits of boys all in the thing for what you will get. Demands, you call them.…

— Richard Llewellyn

The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves.

— John Locke