Second Treatise of Government
What is this text?
Seed draft: Locke's Second Treatise argues for natural rights, property, consent, limited government, majority rule, and the right of resistance. It becomes a central source for liberal constitutionalism and rights-based political thought.
Why does it matter?
Reworks social contract theory against absolutism and anchors later debates about property, rights, consent, revolution, and liberal legitimacy.