Ch. VIII, sec. 95
Men being by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this estate without his own consent.
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Legitimate government arises only from the consent of the governed; Locke distinguishes express from tacit consent and grounds majority rule in the original compact.
Ch. VIII, sec. 96
Majority rule derived from the act of original compact.
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Distinction between express and tacit consent (enjoying possessions).
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