Lockean
Americannoun
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That Lockean principle was manifest in George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was a basis for the Declaration of Independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The American founding asserted that Lockean ideas are universal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
In Deviate, neuroscientist Beau Lotto presents a complete reversal of the Lockean stance.
From Nature ● Apr. 18, 2017
“The East Coast view was that America was a Lockean nation, purely modern, based on radically individual and almost selfish rights: your life, your liberty, your property,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2017
Some people may think the book is mine because I worked on it—a Lockean conception where I mix my sweat with these words and receive a property right in the process.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
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