To understand political power, we must consider the condition in which nature puts all men. It is a state of perfect freedom to do as they wish and dispose of themselves and their possessions as they think

To understand political power, we must consider the condition in which nature puts all men. It is a state of perfect freedom to do as they wish and dispose of themselves and their possessions as they think fit, within the bounds of the laws of nature. They need not ask permission or the consent of any other man.

In this passage, Locke is describing the “state of nature.” For Locke, this state of nature is one in which people are

A) unable to keep possessions
B) frustrated by natural laws.
C) perfectly free to do as they wish.

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