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The people should judge whether a ruler has acted contrary to their trust
Drawn from what John Locke said
What John Locke actually said
- John Locke English philosopher (1632 to 1704)
To this I reply, The people shall be judge; for who shall be judge whether his trustee or deputy acts well, and according to the trust reposed in him, but he who deputes him, and must, by having deputed him, have still a power to discard him, when he fails in his trust?
Where this was said
↗Second Treatise of Government (1690)gutenberg.org
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