"The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property."
― John Locke
Topic(s):
Society
More From John Locke
- "I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts."
- "The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure."
- "All mankind… being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions."
More In Society
- "The way to know life is to love many things."― Vincent Van Gogh
- "Because society places a value on masculinity, gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman says, ‘You do realise this is a gay club, don’t you lads?’ you get all excited because you think, ‘Wow, he thought I was straight!’"― Graham Norton
- "I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice."― Linda McCartney