Originally published in 1960, this analysis of all of Locke's publications quickly became established as the standard edition of the Treatises as well as a work of political theory in its own right.

The book in question was Locke’s Two Treatises of Government (1689), the political tract that demolished the case for absolute monarchy and helped to set colonial hearts on fire. Indeed ...

The idea traces its roots to John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government (1689), which states that mankind has a natural right ...

At the national level, they created three different branches of government to administer three different types of power. The legislative branch made the laws through a Congress of two houses ...

Whether it does is a different matter. By David Leonhardt We live in a time of cynicism about what government can accomplish. Most Americans say they don’t have much trust in Washington ...

Until that is corrected, the country only has two tiers of government, according to Akpabio. Speaking on the floor of the ...

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But with 2018 starting without two European governments in place, the question might be do we actually need politicians? Twelve months ago, Northern Ireland found itself without a government of ...

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class ...

Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank ...

If you tramp through the woods of New England and upstate New York, you will see stone walls marking the borders of farms that have been abandoned for a century or two. You may see the foundation ...

A mother who had two children conceived as a result of rape will be allowed to take the Government to court over the two-child benefit cap. The woman has accused the Department for Work and ...