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Chapter I: An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government:


Chapter II: Of the State of Nature:

Chapter III: Of the State of War:

Chapter IV: Of Slavery:

Chapter V: Of Property:

Chapter VI: Of Paternal Power:

Chapter VII: Of Political or Civil Society:

Chapter VIII: Of the Beginning of Political Societies:

Chapter IX: Of the Ends of Political Society and Government:

Chapter X: Of the Forms of a Common-Wealth:

Chapter XI: Of the Extent of the Legislative Power:

Chapter XII: Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Common-Wealth:

Chapter XIII: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Common-Wealth:

Chapter XIV: Of Prerogative:

Chapter XV: Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, Considered Together:

Chapter XVI: Of Conquest:

Chapter XVII: Of Usurpation:

Chapter XVIII: Of Tyranny:

Chapter XIX: Of the Dissolution of Government:

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