Adrian Buck’s Reviews > Second Treatise of Government / A Letter Concerning Toleration > Status Update

"But since Use, which is the Supreme Law in the matter of Language" - from Horace, Art of Poetry apparently.

"That every man may enjoy the same Rights that are granted to others" - a declaration of universal Man rights, except for slaves, Catholics and Atheists.

"But Oppression raises Ferments, and makes Men struggle to cast off an uneasie and tyrannical Yoke." - I would say steady oppression works just fine, its unexpected change which 'raises ferments,'

"Every man has an immortal Soul, capable of Eternal Happiness or Misery; whose Happiness depending on his believing and doing those things in this Life, which are necessary to the obtaining of God's favour, and are prescribed by God to that end;" - spelt out like this, Christianity has always seemed a small selfish thing, it's hardly living to love others.

"Truth is not taught by Laws, nor have she any need of force to procure her entrance into the minds of men." - Locke unaware of human biases.

"And to believe this and that to be true, does not depend upon our Will." - unexpected thing for a devout Christian to say, isn't believing something that runs against our normal experience, an act of Faith. Isn't Faith itself beliving things that are not obviously true?

"[Christ], indeed, hath taught men how, by Faith and good Works, they may obtain Eternal Life. But he instituted no Commonwealth. He prescribed unto his Followers no new and peculiar form of Government; Nor put he the Sword into any Magstrate's hand, with Commission to make use of it in forcing men to forsake their former Religion, and receive his." - separation of Church and State.

"Then at last it appears what Zeal for the Church, joyned with the desire of Dominion, is capable to produce; and how easily the pretence of Religion, and of the care of Souls, serves for a cloak to Covetous, Rapine, and Ambition." - Hungary, 2010-

"The Publick Good is the Rule and Measure of all Law-making." - no analysis of the public good

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