From the point of view of influence Locke was the origin of the emancipatory movement of the eighteenth century abroad, and laid the philosophic foundations of liberalism in civil government at home.
Morley discusses John Locke's pivotal role in the development of liberal thought and the emancipatory movement.
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Yet they had certainly no less value and truth than they ever had, and perhaps were more needed than ever in face of the present chaos of opinion.
Is it natural effervescence, or is it deadly fermentation?
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