John Locke Quotes
John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas about natural rights, liberty, and the role of experience in shaping knowledge helped lay the groundwork for modern democracy. His writing is precise and measured, and his arguments still surface in political and philosophical debates today.
These quotes work well in essays, political science coursework, debate preparation, or reflective writing about freedom and knowledge. Browse the collection and find the lines worth sitting with.
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“All mankind… being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.”
“The discipline of desire is the background of character.”
“No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.”
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.”
“What worries you, masters you.”
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