The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths and putting… — John Locke
The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths and putting themselves under government is the preservation of their property.
Two Treatises of Government · 1690
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Locke, John. Second Treatise of Civil Government, edited by C. B. Macpherson. Hackett Publishing Company, 1980, ch. 9, sect. 124.
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Locke, John. "Second Treatise of Civil Government." Two Treatises of Government. London: Awnsham Churchill, 1690, ch. 9, sect. 124.
