he passage below was written by John Locke in his Second Treatise of Civil Government.

Question

he passage below was written by John Locke in his Second Treatise of Civil Government.

Government being for the preservation of every man's right and property, by preserving him from the violence of injury of others, is for the good of the governed.

Based on this passage, with which complaint in the Declaration of Independence would John Locke agree?
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He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people...
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

Answer 1

John Locke would likely agree with the complaint in the Declaration of Independence that "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." This is because Locke believed that government exists to protect the rights and property of individuals, and the refusal of the government to pass laws that are necessary for the public good goes against this purpose.