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Quotation from A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke
“No man can be forced to be Rich or Healthful, whether he will or no. Nay, God himself will not save men against their wills.”
A Letter Concerning Toleration, Letter, on the magistrate's care of souls, trans. William Popple
Locke answers the question of what happens if a man neglects his soul by comparing it to the neglect of health or estate.
Citation: "No man can be forced to be Rich or Healthful, whether he will or no. Nay, God himself will not save men against their wills." — John Locke, A Letter Concerning Toleration, Letter, on the magistrate's care of souls, trans. William Popple. (id a-letter-concerning-toleration-q6)
Portrait: Portrait of John Locke, Godfrey Kneller, Public domain.
