A Letter Concerning Toleration

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    in both aforementioned American political documents. Moreover, Spinoza argues that the state should ensure the security of life, limb and property, and that the state is responsible for creating laws that men must follow . Likewise, in A Letter Concerning Toleration, Locke argues for a well-defined state that has a distinct secular responsibility: “to protect the public good” and ensure peace and security . He specifies that civil servants of civil government reach only to civil concerns. Locke’s arguments

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    historical and modern forms of democratic government will be covered. This includes ideas of liberty, inalienable rights, consent, and toleration, among others. By the end, there will be a clear understanding of how Locke’s ideas have been influential to this very day. Political thinkers such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes formed their

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    many burning questions within a comparative political standpoint, I think that one of the most interesting aspects of determining what regime type a state will be might correlate with the dominant religion within the state. John Locke’s A Letter Concerning Toleration reads: “It is futile to attempt to coerce belief because it does not fall to the will to accept or reject propositions, that it is wrong to restrict religious practice so long as it does not interfere with the rights of others, and that

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    Scholar. King’s Scholar is a academic honor and financial benefits that help buy him several classic books in several languages. Although he was an excellent student, he does not approve the curriculum he endured. According to Locke in Some Thoughts Concerning

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