Second Treatise of Government

Contents

1. Preface
2. Chapter I: An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government
3. Chapter II: Of the State of Nature
4. Chapter III: Of the State of War
5. Chapter IV: Of Slavery
6. Chapter V: Of Property
7. Chapter VI: Of Paternal Power
8. Chapter VII: Of Political or Civil Society
9. Chapter VIII: Of the Beginning of Political Societies
10. Chapter IX: Of the Ends of Political Society and Government
11. Chapter X: Of the Forms of a Common-wealth
12. Chapter XI: Of the Extent of the Legislative Power
13. Chapter XII: Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Common-wealth
14. Chapter XIII: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Common-wealth
15. Chapter XIV: Of Prerogative
16. Chapter XV: Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, Considered Together
17. Chapter XVI: Of Conquest
18. Chapter XVII: Of Usurpation
19. Chapter XVIII: Of Tyranny
20. Chapter XIX: Of the Dissolution of Government

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