quotes

Question 1

John Locke

Answer 1

1. ‘The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge Freedom’.
2. “The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind who will but consult it.”
3. : “All men by nature are equal in the sense that they are born with certain natural rights and liberties.”

Question 2

JSM

Answer 2

1. The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community against his will is to prevent harm to others
2. Whatever crushed individuality is despotism
3. The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs.”
4. ” people, as distinct from their fellows, become capable of being improved.”
5. Principles of Political Economy (1848): “The interference of government is, with about equal frequency, improperly invoked and improperly condemned.”

Question 3

John Rawls

Answer 3

• Quote 1: “Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override.”
  
  • Quote 2: “The fairest system of cooperation is one that maximizes the benefits for the least advantaged members of society.”
  • Quote 3: “Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought.”