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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

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,NATURE ( ! 9QUIRY4-,CONNECTION ( POLITICS & MORALS4- 
,MI/AKES TO :I* ! 9QUIRY HAS BE5 EXPOS$4-,DI/9CTION BETWE5  
SOCIETY & GOV]NM5T4 

,9 ! PREC$+ BOOK WE HAVE CLE>$ ! F\NDATIONS = ! REMA9+ BRAN*ES ( 9QUIRY1 & %[N :AT >E ! PROSPECTS IT IS REASONABLE TO 5T]TA9 AS TO FUTURE POLITICAL IMPROVEM5T4 ,! EFFECTS :I* >E PRODUC$ BY POSITIVE 9/ITUTIONS HAVE !RE BE5 DEL9EAT$1 AS WELL AS ! EXT5T ( ! P[]S ( MAN1 CONSID]$ 9 HIS SOCIAL CAPACITY4 ,IT IS TIME ?AT WE PROCE$ TO ?OSE DISQUISITIONS :I* >E MORE IMM$IATELY ! OBJECT ( ! PRES5T WORK4 

,POLITICAL 9QUIRY MAY BE DI/RIBUT$ UND] TWO HEADS3 FIR/1 :AT >E ! REGULATIONS :I* WILL CONDUCE TO ! WELL BE+ ( MAN 9 SOCIETY2 &1 SECONDLY1 :AT IS ! AU?ORITY :I* IS COMPET5T TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS4 

,! REGULATIONS TO :I* ! CONDUCT ( M5 LIV+ 9 SOCIETY \<T TO BE CON=M$ MAY BE CONSID]$ 9 TWO WAYS3 FIR/1 ?OSE MORAL LAWS :I* >E 5JO9$ UPON US BY ! DICTATES ( 5LI<T5$ REASON2 &1 SECONDLY1 ?OSE PR9CIPLES A DEVIATION FROM :I* ! 9T]E/ ( ! COMMUNITY MAY BE SUPPOS$ TO R5D] IT PROP] TO REPRESS BY SANCTIONS & PUNI%M5T4 

,MORALITY IS ?AT SY/EM ( CONDUCT :I* IS DET]M9$ BY A CONSID]ATION ( ! GREATE/ G5]AL GOOD3 HE IS 5TITL$ TO ! HI<E/ MORAL APPROBATION :OSE CONDUCT IS1 9 ! GREATE/ NUMB] ( 9/ANCES1 OR 9 ! MO/ MOM5T\S 9/ANCES1 GOV]N$ BY VIEWS ( B5EVOL5CE1 & MADE SUBS]VI5T TO PUBLIC UTILITY4 ,9 LIKE MANN] ! ONLY REGULATIONS :I* ANY POLITICAL AU?ORITY CAN BE JU/LY 5TITL$ TO 5=CE >E SU* AS >E BE/ ADAPT$ TO PUBLIC UTILITY4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 JU/ POLITICAL REGULATIONS >E NO?+ MORE ?AN A C]TA9 SELECT P>T ( MORAL LAW4 ,! SUPREME P[] 9 A /ATE \<T NOT1 9 ! /RICTE/ S5SE1 TO REQUIRE ANY?+ ( ITS MEMB]S ?AT AN UND]/&+ SUFFICI5TLY 5LI<T5$ W\LD NOT PRESCRIBE )\T SU* 9T]F]5CE4#a 

,!SE CONSID]ATIONS SEEM TO LEAD TO ! DETECTION ( A MI/AKE :I* HAS BE5 V]Y G5]ALLY COMMITT$ BY POLITICAL WRIT]S ( \R [N C\NTRY4 ,!Y HAVE = ! MO/ P>T CONF9$ !IR RESE>*ES TO ! QUE/ION ( ,:AT IS A JU/ POLITICAL AU?ORITY OR ! MO/ ELIGIBLE =M ( GOV]NM5T1 CONSIGN+ TO O!RS ! DEL9EATION ( RI<T PR9CIPLES ( CONDUCT & EQUITABLE REGULATIONS4 ,BUT !RE APPE>S TO BE SOME?+ PREPO/]\S 9 ?IS MODE ( PROCE$+4 ,A WELL CON/ITUT$ GOV]NM5T IS ONLY ! MEANS = 5=C+ SUITABLE REGULATIONS4 ,ONE =M ( GOV]NM5T IS PREF]ABLE TO ANO!R 9 EXACT PROPORTION TO ! SECURITY IT AF=DS ?AT NO?+ %ALL BE DONE 9 ! NAME ( ! COMMUNITY :I* IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO ! WELF>E ( ! :OLE4 ,! QUE/ION !RE=E1 ,:AT IT IS :I* IS ?US CONDUCIVE1 IS UPON EV]Y ACC\NT 5TITL$ TO ! FIR/ PLACE 9 \R DISQUISITIONS4 

,ONE ( ! ILL CONSEQU5CES :I* HAVE RESULT$ FROM ?IS DI/ORT$ VIEW ( ! SCI5CE ( POLITICS IS A NOTION V]Y G5]ALLY 5T]TA9$1 ?AT A COMMUNITY1 OR SOCIETY ( M51 HAS A RI<T TO LAY D[N :ATEV] RULES IT MAY ?9K PROP] = ITS [N OBS]VANCE4 ,?IS WILL PRES5TLY BE PROV$ TO BE AN ]RONE\S POSITION4#b ,IT MAY BE PRUD5T 9 AN 9DIVIDUAL TO SUBMIT 9 SOME CASES TO ! USURPATION ( A MAJORITY2 IT MAY BE UNAVOIDABLE 9 A COMMUNITY TO PROCE$ UPON ! IMP]FECT & ]RONE\S VIEWS !Y %ALL *ANCE TO 5T]TA93 BUT ?IS IS A MIS=TUNE 5TAIL$ UPON US BY ! NATURE ( GOV]NM5T1 & NOT A MATT] ( RI<T4#c 

,A SECOND ILL CONSEQU5CE ?AT HAS >IS5 FROM ?IS PROCE$+ IS ?AT1 POLITICS HAV+ BE5 ?US VIOL5TLY SEP>AT$ FROM MORALITY1 GOV]NM5T ITSELF HAS NO LONG] BE5 COMP>$ ) ITS TRUE CRIT]ION4 ,9/EAD ( 9QUIR+ :AT SPECIES ( GOV]NM5T WAS MO/ CONDUCIVE TO ! PUBLIC WELF>E1 AN UNPR(ITABLE DISQUISITION HAS BE5 9/ITUT$ RESPECT+ ! PROBABLE ORIG9 ( GOV]NM5T2 & ITS DIFF]5T =MS HAVE BE5 E/IMAT$1 NOT BY ! CONSEQU5CES ) :I* !Y W]E PREGNANT1 BUT ! S\RCE FROM :I* !Y SPRUNG4 ,H5CE M5 HAVE BE5 PROMPT$ TO LOOK BACK TO ! FOLLY ( !IR ANCE/ORS1 RA!R ?AN =W>D TO ! B5EFITS D]IVABLE FROM ! IMPROVEM5TS ( HUMAN KN[L$GE4 ,H5CE1 9 9VE/IGAT+ !IR RI<TS1 !Y HAVE RECURR$ LESS TO ! GREAT PR9CIPLES ( MORALITY ?AN TO ! RECORDS & *>T]S ( A B>B>\S AGE4 ,AS IF M5 W]E NOT 5TITL$ TO ALL ! B5EFITS ( ! SOCIAL /ATE TILL !Y C\LD PROVE !IR 9H]IT+ !M FROM SOME BEQUE/ ( !IR DI/ANT PROG5ITORS4 ,AS IF M5 W]E NOT AS JU/IFIABLE & M]ITORI\S 9 PLANT+ LIB]TY 9 A SOIL 9 :I* IT HAD NEV] EXI/$ AS 9 RE/OR+ IT :]E IT C\LD BE PROV$ ONLY TO HAVE SUFF]$ A TEMPOR>Y SUSP5SION4 

,! REASONS H]E ASSIGN$ /RONGLY T5D TO EV9CE ! NECESSITY ( E/ABLI%+ ! G5U9E PR9CIPLES ( SOCIETY1 BE=E WE 5T] UPON ! DIRECT CONSID]ATION ( GOV]NM5T4 ,IT MAY BE PROP] 9 ?IS PLACE TO /ATE ! FUNDAM5TAL DI/9CTION :I* EXI/S BETWE5 !SE TOPICS ( 9QUIRY4 ,MAN ASSOCIAT$ AT FIR/ = ! SAKE ( MUTUAL ASSI/ANCE4 ,!Y DID NOT =ESEE ?AT ANY RE/RA9T W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO REGULATE ! CONDUCT ( 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S ( ! SOCIETY T[>DS EA* O!R1 OR T[>DS ! :OLE4 ,! NECESSITY ( RE/RA9T GREW \T ( ! ]RORS & P]V]S5ESS ( A FEW4 ,AN ACUTE WRIT] HAS EXPRESS$ ?IS IDEA ) PECULI> FELICITY 0,SOCIETY & GOV]NM5T10 SAYS HE1 0>E DIFF]5T 9 !MSELVES1 & HAVE DIFF]5T ORIG9S4 ,SOCIETY IS PRODUC$ BY \R WANTS1 & GOV]NM5T BY \R WICK$NESS4 ,SOCIETY IS 9 EV]Y /ATE A BLESS+2 GOV]NM5T EV5 9 ITS BE/ /ATE BUT A NECESS>Y EVIL40#d 

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