The end of law is not to abolish or restrain but to preserve and enlarge freedom. — John Locke
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
Second Treatise of Civil Government · 1690
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Locke, John. "The Second Treatise of Government." The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration. Oxford University Press, 2016, ch. 6, sect. 57.
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Locke, John, [published anonymously]. "Second Treatise of Government." Two Treatises of Government. London: Awnsham Churchill, 1690, ch. 6, sect. 57.