The "Official" Bashing Thread

by **Caesar** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 10:46pm

Locke's writings didn't inspire the revolution, it inspired Jefferson when he was writing the constitution.

by **James S** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 10:52pm

Or perhaps when the Declaration of Independence was written? Oh, and it's amazing how that contains quotes from John Locke's Second Treatise. "No taxation without representation," being the big one that comes up off the top of my head immediately. What is that, Section 60 something in Locke's Second Treatise?

by **Caesar** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 10:55pm

Yes, I forgot to meantion the declaration of independance.

I still don't think Locke inspired the revolution.

by **Maf54** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 10:57pm

by **Caesar** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 11:00pm

by **damian** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 11:01pm

by **Maf54** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 11:01pm

by **James S** » Oct 15, 2003 @ 11:19pm

by **sandmann** » Oct 16, 2003 @ 2:14am

But Moose, by saying "he inspired the revolution," one would imply that he almost singlehandedly was the inspiration for the start of the Revolutionary War. This would be quite an exaggeration and also quite false. While I agree that his ideas were one piece of inspiration for the revolutionary ideas of intellectuals (eg Jefferson), you're in a battle of semantics and I see where Caesar is coming from.

by **Caesar** » Oct 16, 2003 @ 9:42pm

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