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To: Pistias

I have no reason to suppose that he who would take away my liberty would not, when he had me in his power, take away everything else. And, therefore, it is lawful for me to treat him as one who has put himself into a state of war with me- i.e., kill him if I can..."[17-8]

Compare:

"If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic."
Luke 6:29

Locke is speaking about living in a pure state of nature where each man is an government unto himself.

Romans 13:4
for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a ministerof God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

So therefore, in a pure state of Nature, where each man is an government unto himself, he surely has the same right to bear the sword as any other government has.

46 posted on 04/20/2002 8:49:51 PM PDT by lockeliberty
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To: lockeliberty
Jesus is talking to men under the Romans. Why would He give them advice on the state of nature? (and the answering Scripture is "who sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed")...though I'm afraid I'm going to have to give the Christ the benefit of the doubt here over Paul.
49 posted on 04/20/2002 9:10:52 PM PDT by Pistias
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