POL200Y5 Lecture Notes - Tabula Rasa, Liberty
14 Jan 2014
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In this case, the attacked party has a right to war. When an individual adds their own labor, their own property, to a foreign object or good, that object becomes their own because they have added their labor. According to locke, political power is the natural power of each man collectively given up into the hands of a designated body. Because government exists solely for the well-being of the community, any government that breaks the compact can and should be replaced. The community has a moral obligation to revolt against or otherwise replace any government that forgets that it exists only for the people"s benefit. Locke felt it was important to closely examine public institutions and be clear about what functions were legitimate and what areas of life were inappropriate for those institutions to participate in or exert influence over.
