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Quotation from Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
“a man, not having the power of his own life, cannot, by compact, or his own consent, enslave himself to any one”
Second Treatise of Government, Ch. IV, §23
The argument that absolute power over a person cannot be created by consent, since no one has that power over himself.
Citation: "a man, not having the power of his own life, cannot, by compact, or his own consent, enslave himself to any one" — John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Ch. IV, §23. (id second-treatise-of-government-q3)
Portrait: Portrait of John Locke, Godfrey Kneller, Public domain.
