Checks and Balances
Checks and balances embody an enduring piece of wisdom: power should check power. Separate centers of authority make it harder for tyranny to take root.
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The Social Contract
30 Phil, Chapter 24, Locke, Touchstone 61: The Social Contract. The social contract emerges out of natural rights and civil government. A government formed by the “collective will” of the people specifically to protect these rights. Citizens consent to be governed, but this consent comes with the stipulation that their inalienable rights must be respected
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Law
Legal power is not the same thing as legal truth but when a claim carries legal force, pay attention to it, evaluate the legal process, if fair, the judgment deserves weight.
Natural Rights
30 Phil, Chapter 24, Locke, Touchstone 64: Natural Rights. Natural Rights are the inherent rights in our nature that all people have simply by being human. They are not externally granted.
John Locke
John Locke grounded human knowledge and human rights in experience rather than authority or tradition.