... protect and defend its public from harm. And if a government is supposed to protect and defend its public, it must be doing what it feels to be good for the public. Thereby showing how Hobbes Leviathan is set up to provide for the good of the public. John Locke in his book called The Second Treatise on Civil Government describes the government, or common-wealth as being a compilation of what its ... people have given up to the government. He feels that when you join this common-wealth you give up ... what the Law of Nature has given you before joining. That is "being ... ...

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... date back to about 500 BC where Cleisthenes, a Greek statesman and regarded as the founder of Athenian Democracy, led the government of Athens. From this period to today Democracy has reigned as one of the most powerful forms of government. John Locke said in his "Second Treatise of Civil Government" (1690), "all men were fundamentally equal in the sense that no man had jurisdiction over any other man. Each individual was equal ... interests against all other men." Under the umbrella of democracy the American States and the federal government have grown politically and socially. The Uni...

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... equal opportunities for people to develop their full potential. From this period to today, Democracy has reigned as one of the most powerful forms of government. John Locke said in his "Second Treatise of Civil Government" (1690), "all men were fundamentally equal in the sense that no man had jurisdiction over any other man. Each individual was equal and free to judge his own ... interests against all other men." Under the umbrella of democracy the American States and the federal government have grown politically and socially. The foundations of the democratic process in America were co...

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