John Locke

John Locke

Philosopher, Physician

John Locke was a 17th-century philosopher known for his influential ideas on liberalism, particularly in his work 'Two Treatises of Government.'

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Born
August 29, 1632
Died
October 28, 1704
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"Every Man being conscious to himself, That he thinks, and that which his Mind is employ'd about whilst thinking, being the Ideas, that are there, 'tis past doubt, that Men have in their Minds several Ideas, such as are those expressed by the words, Whiteness, Hardness, Sweetness, Thinking, Motion, Man, Elephant, Army, Drunkenness, and others: It is in the first place then to be inquired, How he comes by them? I know it is a received Doctrine, That Men have native Ideas, and original Characters stamped upon their Minds, in their very first Being."

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"[H]e that thinks absolute power purifies men's blood, and corrects the baseness of human nature, need read the history of this, or any other age, to be convinced to the contrary."

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"If, then, there must be something eternal, let us see what sort of Being it must be. And to that it is very obvious to Reason, that it must necessarily be a cogitative Being. For it is as impossible to conceive that ever bare incogitative Matter should produce a thinking intelligent Being, as that nothing should of itself produce Matter."

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"The works of nature and the works of revelation display religion to mankind in characters so large and visible that those who are not quite blind may in them see and read the first principles and most necessary parts of it and from thence penet into those infinite depths filled with the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."

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"Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love."

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"I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment."

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"He that has his chains knocked off, and the prison doors set open to him, is perfectly at liberty, because he may either go or stay, as he best likes; though his preference be determined to stay, by the darkness of the night, or illness of the weather, or want of other lodging."

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"Slavery is so vile and miserable an Estate of Man, and so directly opposite to the generous Temper and Courage of our Nation; that 'tis hardly to be conceived, that an Englishman, much less a Gentleman, should plead for't."

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"I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I saw an armless man saying his Rosary with his feet."

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"I doubt not, but from self-evident Propositions, by necessary Consequences, as incontestable as those in Mathematics, the measures of right and wrong might be made out."

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"Knowledge is grateful to the understanding, as light to the eyes."

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"It is vain to find fault with those arts of deceiving wherein men find pleasure to be deceived."

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"The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it, into which a young gentleman should be enter'd by degrees, as he can bear it; and the earlier the better, so he be in safe and skillful hands to guide him."

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"The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have."

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"Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning."

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"The difference, so observable in men's understandings and parts, does not arise so much from their natural faculties, as acquired habits."

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"I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it."

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