There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

Quote by John Locke

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Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge...

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge...

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what...

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these...

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these...

To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show...

To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show...

Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge...

Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge...

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to,...

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to,...

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they...

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they...

Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for...

Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for...

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his...

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his...

Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each...

Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each...

We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character,...

We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character,...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common...

Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness...

Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness...

Promises are only as good as the giant teddy bears they are built upon.

Promises are only as good as the giant teddy bears they are built upon.

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the...