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. John Locke More Quotes by John Locke More Quotes From John Locke Truth, like gold, is not less so for being newly brought out of the mine. John Locke mines gold Now, I appeal to the consciences of those that persecute, torment, destroy, and kill other men upon pretence of religion, whether they do it out of friendship and kindness towards them or no? I say, if all this be done merely to make men Christians and procure their salvation, why then do they suffer whoredom, fraud, malice and such-like enormities, which (according to the Apostle) manifestly relish of heathenish corruption, to predominate so much and abound amongst their flocks and people? John Locke christian kindness men All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. John Locke passion men war The Ideas of primary Qualities of Bodies, are Resemblances of them, and their Patterns do really exist in the Bodies themselves; but the Ideas, produced in us by these Secondary Qualities, have no resemblance of them at all. There is nothing like our Ideas, existing in the Bodies themselves. They are in Bodies, we denominate from them, only a Power to produce those Sensations in us: And what is Sweet, Blue or Warm in Idea, is but the certain Bulk, Figure, and Motion of the insensible parts in the Bodies themselves, which we call so. John Locke blue sweet science Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature John Locke punishment philosophical evil The difference, so observable in men's understandings and parts, does not arise so much from their natural faculties, as acquired habits. John Locke differences understanding men As the magistrate has no power to impose by his laws the use of any rites and ceremonies in any church, so neither has he any power to forbid the use of such rites and ceremonies as are already received, approved, and practised by any church; because if he did so, he would destroy the church itself; the end of whose institution is only to worship God with freedom, after its own manner. John Locke atheism church law Our Business here is not to know all things, but those which concern our conduct. John Locke concern all-things knows I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it. John Locke permit defense used As usurpation is the exercise of power which another has a right to, so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to. John Locke tyranny government exercise The Indians , whom we call barbarous, observe much more decency and civility in their discourses and conversation, giving one another a fair silent hearing till they have quite done; and then answering them calmly, and without noise or passion. And if it be not so in this civiliz'd part of the world, we must impute it to a neglect in education, which has not yet reform'd this antient piece of barbarity amongst us. John Locke reform passion giving God, when he makes the prophet, does not unmake the man. John Locke he-man doe men MEN being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent. John Locke independent political men Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. John Locke fortitude philosophical support An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards. John Locke balance integrity men We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. John Locke philosophical taken inspirational A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. John Locke get-well health happiness Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most need of it, is seldom fairly consulted, and more rarely obeyed John Locke habit reason needs Truth certainly would do well enough, if she were once left to shift for herself...She is not taught by laws, nor has she any need of force, to procure her entrance into the minds of men. John Locke truth men lying So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with. John Locke difficult imperfection writing
