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Why Walking the Highways Counted as Consent for Locke

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Locke's Political Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophySection 4, Consent, Political Obligation, and the Ends of Government
Quote, Section 4, Consent, Political Obligation, and the Ends of Government
Simply by walking along the highways of a country a person gives tacit consent to the government and agrees to obey it while living in its territory.
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