Between history and nature: Social contract theory in Locke and the founders

Journal of Politics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 985-1009

  Dienstag, Joshua Foa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030305728     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960146     Document Type: Article

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