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  • Essay / Property in John Locke's Second Treatise on Government

    Private property can be many things, from your house to the pencil you use to write notes. It's your property and no one should be able to take it away from you. When it came to wanting to treat people fairly and equally, Marx had some views that could still be used today. Although Locke and Marx are similar in that they want fairness to be the focus of government, they differ in how they believe in their government. Locke views government optimistically while Marx only has condescending views about it. In his writings, Karl Marx refutes many of John Locke's views and perceptions of private property, government, and labor, and how they affect society. Body of Paragraph 1¥ First, I would talk about Marx's view on how there is a hierarchy of rights and the one at the top is property¥ Then, I would give some examples of why I think this is wrong¥ I would then talk about how Locke's view makes more sense because he's not just talking about how people will want to fuck each other, but instead , we take enough and share the rest¥ I would then conclude which argument was stronger and why ¥ Then a transition sentenceBody paragraph