The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example.
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The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.
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The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.
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Where there is no property there is no injustice.
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Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
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What worries you, masters you.
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No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
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The action of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
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All wealth is the product of labor.
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Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
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The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
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It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.
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Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.
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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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The discipline of desire is the background of character.
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We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us.
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I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
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The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.
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We are a kind of Chameleons, taking our hue - the hue of our moral character, from those who are about us.
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There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.
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Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.
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