A Essay Concerning the true original, extent, and end of Civil Government
by John Locke
This equality of men by Nature, the judicious Hooker
looks upon as so evident in itself, and beyond all
question, that he makes it the foundation of that
obligation to mutual love amongst men on which he builds
the duties they owe one another, and from whence he
derives the great maxims of justice and charity. His
words are:
"The like natural inducement hath brought men to know
that it is no less their duty to love others than
themselves, for seeing those things which are equal, must
needs all have one measure; if I cannot but wish to
receive good, even as much at every man′s hands, as any
man can wish unto his own soul, how should I look to have
any part of my desire herein satisfied, unless myself be
careful to satisfy the like desire, which is undoubtedly
in other men weak, being of one and the same nature: to
have anything offered them repugnant to this desire must
needs, in all respects, grieve them as much as me; so
that if I do harm, I must look to suffer, there being no
reason that others should show greater measure of love to
me than they have by me showed unto them; my desire,
therefore, to be loved of my equals in Nature, as much as
possible may be, imposeth upon me a natural duty of
bearing to themward fully the like affection. From which
relation of equality between ourselves and them that are
as ourselves, what several rules and canons natural
reason hath drawn for direction of life no man is
ignorant."
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