would　be　robbery　on　my　side。　His　force；　and　the　state　of　war　he　put
  himself　in；　made　him　forfeit　his　life；　but　gave　me　no　title　to　his
  goods。　The　right；　then；　of　conquest　extends　only　to　the　lives　of　those
  who　joined　in　the　war；　but　not　to　their　estates；　but　only　in　order
  to　make　reparation　for　the　damages　received　and　the　charges　of　the
  war；　and　that；　too；　with　reservation　of　the　right　of　the　innocent　wife
  and　children。
  183。　Let　the　conqueror　have　as　much　justice　on　his　side　as　could
  be　supposed；　he　has　no　right　to　seize　more　than　the　vanquished　could
  forfeit；　his　life　is　at　the　victor's　mercy；　and　his　service　and
  goods　he　may　appropriate　to　make　himself　reparation；　but　he　cannot
  take　the　goods　of　his　wife　and　children；　they　too　had　a　title　to　the
  goods　he　enjoyed；　and　their　shares　in　the　estate　he　possessed。　For
  example；　I　in　the　state　of　Nature　（and　all　commonwealths　are　in　the
  state　of　Nature　one　with　another）　have　injured　another　man；　and
  refusing　to　give　satisfaction；　it　is　come　to　a　state　of　war　wherein　my
  defending　by　force　what　I　had　gotten　unjustly　makes　me　the
  aggressor。　I　am　conquered；　my　life；　it　is　true；　as　forfeit；　is　at
  mercy；　but　not　my　wife's　and　children's。　They　made　not　the　war；　nor
  assisted　in　it。　I　could　not　forfeit　their　lives；　they　were　not　mine　to
  forfeit。　My　wife　had　a　share　in　my　estate；　that　neither　could　I
  forfeit。　And　my　children　also；　being　born　of　me；　had　a　right　to　be
  maintained　out　of　my　labour　or　substance。　Here　then　is　the　case：　The
  conqueror　has　a　title　to　reparation　for　damages　received；　and　the
  children　have　a　title　to　their　father's　estate　for　their
  subsistence。　For　as　to　the　wife's　share；　whether　her　own　labour　or
  compact　gave　her　a　title　to　it；　it　is　plain　her　husband　could　not
  forfeit　what　was　hers。　What　must　be　done　in　the　case？　I　answer：　The
  fundamental　law　of　Nature　being　that　all；　as　much　as　may　be；　should　be
  preserved；　it　follows　that　if　there　be　not　enough　fully　to　satisfy
  both…　viz。；　for　the　conqueror's　losses　and　children's　maintenance；
  he　that　hath　and　to　spare　must　remit　something　of　his　full
  satisfaction；　and　give　way　to　the　pressing　and　preferable　title　of
  those　who　are　in　danger　to　perish　without　it。
  184。　But　supposing　the　charge　and　damages　of　the　war　are　to　be
  made　up　to　the　conqueror　to　the　utmost　farthing；　and　that　the　children
  of　the　vanquished；　spoiled　of　all　their　father's　goods；　are　to　be　left
  to　starve　and　perish；　yet　the　satisfying　of　what　shall；　on　this　score；
  be　due　to　the　conqueror　will　scarce　give　him　a　title　to　any　country　he
  shall　conquer。　For　the　damages　of　war　can　scarce　amount　to　the　value
  of　any　considerable　tract　of　land　in　any　part　of　the　world；　where
  all　the　land　is　possessed；　and　none　lies　waste。　And　if　I　have　not
  taken　away　the　conqueror's　land　which；　being　vanquished；　it　is
  impossible　I　should；　scarce　any　other　spoil　I　have　done　him　can　amount
  to　the　value　of　mine；　supposing　it　of　an　extent　any　way　coming　near
  what　I　had　overrun　of　his；　and　equally　cultivated　too。　The　destruction
  of　a　year's　product　or　two　（for　it　seldom　reaches　four　or　five）　is　the
  utmost　spoil　that　usually　can　be　done。　For　as　to　money；　and　such
  riches　and　treasure　taken　away；　these　are　none　of　Nature's　goods；　they
  have　but　a　phantastical　imaginary　value；　Nature　has　put　no　such　upon
  them。　They　are　of　no　more　account　by　her　standard　than　the
  Wampompeke　of　the　Americans　to　an　European　prince；　or　the　silver　money
  of　Europe　would　have　been　formerly　to　an　American。　And　five　years'
  product　is　not　worth　the　perpetual　inheritance　of　land；　where　all　is
  possessed　and　none　remains　waste；　to　be　taken　up　by　him　that　is
  disseised；　which　will　be　easily　granted；　if　one　do　but　take　away　the
  imaginary　value　of　money；　the　disproportion　being　more　than　between
  five　and　five　thousand；　though；　at　the　same　time；　half　a　year's
  product　is　more　worth　than　the　inheritance　where；　there　being　more
  land　than　the　inhabitants　possess　and　make　use　of；　any　one　has　liberty
  to　make　use　of　the　waste。　But　their　conquerors　take　little　care　to
  possess　themselves　of　the　lands　of　the　vanquished。　No　damage　therefore
  that　men　in　the　state　of　Nature　（as　all　princes　and　governments　are　in
  reference　to　one　another）　suffer　from　one　another　can　give　a　conqueror
  power　to　dispossess　the　posterity　of　the　vanquished；　and　turn　them　out
  of　that　inheritance　which　ought　to　be　the　possession　of　them　and　their
  descendants　to　all　generations。　The　conqueror　indeed　will　be　apt　to
  think　himself　master；　and　it　is　the　very　condition　of　the　subdued
  not　to　be　able　to　dispute　their　right。　But；　if　that　be　all；　it　gives
  no　other　title　than　what　bare　force　gives　to　the　stronger　over　the
  weaker；　and；　by　this　reason；　he　that　is　strongest　will　have　a　right　to
  whatever　he　pleases　to　seize　on。
  185。　Over　those；　then；　that　joined　with　him　in　the　war；　and　over
  those　of　the　subdued　country　that　opposed　him　not；　and　the　posterity
  even　of　those　that　did；　the　conqueror；　even　in　a　just　war；　hath；　by
  his　conquest；　no　right　of　dominion。　They　are　free　from　any
  subjection　to　him；　and　if　their　former　government　be　dissolved；　they
  are　at　liberty　to　begin　and　erect　another　to　themselves。
  186。　The　conqueror；　it　is　true；　usually　by　the　force　he　has　over
  them；　compels　them；　with　a　sword　at　their　breasts；　to　stoop　to　his
  conditions；　and　submit　to　such　a　government　as　he　pleases　to　afford
  them；　but　the　inquiry　is；　what　right　he　has　to　do　so？　If　it　be　said
  they　submit　by　their　own　consent；　then　this　allows　their　own　consent
  to　be　necessary　to　give　the　conqueror　a　title　to　rule　over　them。　It
  remains　only　to　be　considered　whether　promises；　extorted　by　force；
  without　right；　can　be　thought　consent；　and　how　far　they　bind。　To　which
  I　shall　say；　they　bind　not　at　all；　because　whatsoever　another　gets
  from　me　by　force；　I　still　retain　the　right　of；　and　he　is　obliged
  presently　to　restore。　He　that　forces　my　horse　from　me　ought
  presently　to　restore　him；　and　I　have　still　a　right　to　retake　him。　By
  the　same　reason；　he　that　forced　a　promise　from　me　ought　presently　to
  restore　it…　i。e。；　quit　me　of　the　obligation　of　it；　or　I　may　resume
  it　myself…　i。e。；　choose　whether　I　will　perform　it。　For　the　law　of
  Nature　laying　an　obligation　on　me；　only　by　the　rules　she　prescribes；
  cannot　oblige　me　by　the　violation　of　her　rules；　such　is　the
  extorting　anything　from　me　by　force。　Nor　does　it　at　all　alter　the
  case；　to　say　I　gave　my　promise；　no　more　than　it　excuses　the　force；　and
  passes　the　right；　when　I　put　my　hand　in　my　pocket　and　deliver　my　purse
  myself　to　a　thief　who　demands　it　with　a　pistol　at　my　breast。
  187。　From　all　which　it　follows　that　the　government　of　a　conqueror；
  imposed　by　force　on　the　subdued；　against　whom　he　had　no　right　of
  war；　or　who　joined　not　in　the　war　against　him；　where　he　had　right；　has
  no　obligation　upon　them。
  188。　But　let　us　suppose　that　all　the　men　of　that　community　being　all
  members　of　the　same　body　politic；　may　be　taken　to　have　joined　in
  that　unjust　war；　wherein　they　are　subdued；　and　so　their　lives　are　at
  the　mercy　of　the　conqueror。
  189。　I　say　this　concerns　not　their　children　who　are　in　their
  minority。　For　since　a　father　hath　not；　in　himself；　a　power　over　the
  life　or　liberty　of　his　child；　no　act　of　his　can　possibly　forfeit　it；
  so　that　the　children；　whatever　may　have　happened　to　the　fathers；　are
  free　men；　and　the　absolute　power　of　the　conqueror　reaches　no　farther
  than　the　persons　of　the　men　that　were　subdued　by　him；　and　dies　with
  them；　and　should　he　govern　them　as　slaves；　subjected　to　his
  absolute；　arbitrary　power；　he　has　no　such　right　of　dominion　over　their
  children。　He　can　have　no　power　over　them　but　by　their　own　consent；
  whatever　he　may　drive　them　to　say　or　do；　and　he　has　no　lawful
  authority；　whilst　force；　and　not　choice；　compels　them　to　submission。
  190。　Every　man　is　born　with　a　double　right。　First；　a　right　of
  freedom　to　his　person；　which　no　other　man　has　a　power　over；　but　the
  free　disposal　of　it　lies　in　himself。　Secondly；　a　right　before　any
  other　man；　to　inherit；　with　his　brethren；　his　father's　goods。
  191。　By　the　first　of　these；　a　man　is　naturally　free　from
  subjection　to　any　government；　though　he　be　born　in　a　place　under　its
  jurisdiction。　But　if　he　disclaim　the　lawful　government　of　the
  country　he　was　born　in；　he　must　also　quit　the　right　that　belonged　to
  him；　by　the　laws　of　it；　and　the　possessions　there　descending　to　him
  from　his　ancestors；　if　it　were　a　government　made　by　their　consent。
  192。　By　the　second；　the　inhabitants　of　any　country；　who　are
  descended　and　derive　a　title　to　their　estates　from　those　who　are
  subdued；　and　had　a　government　forced　upon　them；　against　their　free
  consents；　retain　a　right　to　the　possession　of　their　ancestors；
  though　they　consent　not　freely　to　the　government；　whose　hard
  conditions　were；　by　force；　imposed　on　the　possessors　of　that
  country。　For　the　first　conqueror　never　having　had　a　title　to　the
  land　of　that　country；　the　people；　who　are　the　descendants　of；　or　claim
  under　those　who　were　forced　to　submit　to　the　yoke　of　a　government　by
  constraint；　have　always　a　right　to　shake　it　off；　an