But just as Locke's natural state implies a natural man utterly distinct from Hobbes' gloomy picture, so does Locke's social contract represent rather the triumph of reason than of hard necessity.
Laski contrasts the views of Locke and Hobbes on human nature and the social contract, emphasizing reason over necessity.
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How could it seek security where it defied the desires of the vast majority of its subjects?
There are realms of conduct within which, to be free, I must be permitted to act as I please; to be denied self-expression there, is to be denied freedom.
If he stands alone, he has neither the knowledge nor the power to secure for himself proper protection.
If the American colonies want to go, let them by all means cut adrift.
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