MMW 14 Chapter Reading: The Rights of the Colonists
25 Jan 2019
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Colonists have the rights to life, liberty, and property. They also have the right to defend these things. Men have the right to quietly practice whatever religion they please so long as the tenets of that religion do not go against society. Roman catholics are excluded from this unmolested worship since they claim the. The fear here is that the reverence to the pope will override reverence to the state. People are allowed to leave whatever society they are in and join a new one if they feel they are being oppressed. Government servants need a salary, but it is up to the citizens (taxpayers) to decide what that salary will be. It is unacceptable for governors to make their own salary and demand more money when they feel like it. No one should be expected to renounce their natural rights, and a true, just society would never allow them to.
