We are all a sort of chameleons, that still take a tincture from things near us: nor is it to be wondered at in children, who better understand what they see, than what they hear.
John LockeMathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning.
John LockeFaith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.
John LockeTo understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider, what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man.
John Locke