The　loss　was　irreparable；　which　to　prevent　the　law　of　Nature　gave　me　a
  right　to　destroy　him　who　had　put　himself　into　a　state　of　war　with　me
  and　threatened　my　destruction。　But　in　the　other　case；　my　life　not
  being　in　danger；　I　might　have　the　benefit　of　appealing　to　the　law；　and
  have　reparation　for　my　L100　that　way。
  208。　Fourthly。　But　if　the　unlawful　acts　done　by　the　magistrate　be
  maintained　（by　the　power　he　has　got）；　and　the　remedy；　which　is　due
  by　law；　be　by　the　same　power　obstructed；　yet　the　right　of　resisting；
  even　in　such　manifest　acts　of　tyranny；　will　not　suddenly；　or　on　slight
  occasions；　disturb　the　government。　For　if　it　reach　no　farther　than
  some　private　men's　cases；　though　they　have　a　right　to　defend
  themselves；　and　to　recover　by　force　what　by　unlawful　force　is　taken
  from　them；　yet　the　right　to　do　so　will　not　easily　engage　them　in　a
  contest　wherein　they　are　sure　to　perish；　it　being　as　impossible　for
  one　or　a　few　oppressed　men　to　disturb　the　government　where　the　body　of
  the　people　do　not　think　themselves　concerned　in　it；　as　for　a　raving
  madman　or　heady　malcontent　to　overturn　a　well…settled　state；　the
  people　being　as　little　apt　to　follow　the　one　as　the　other。
  209。　But　if　either　these　illegal　acts　have　extended　to　the
  majority　of　the　people；　or　if　the　mischief　and　oppression　has　light
  only　on　some　few；　but　in　such　cases　as　the　precedent　and
  consequences　seem　to　threaten　all；　and　they　are　persuaded　in　their
  consciences　that　their　laws；　and　with　them；　their　estates；
  liberties；　and　lives　are　in　danger；　and　perhaps　their　religion　too；
  how　they　will　be　hindered　from　resisting　illegal　force　used　against
  them　I　cannot　tell。　This　is　an　inconvenience；　I　confess；　that
  attends　all　governments　whatsoever；　when　the　governors　have　brought　it
  to　this　pass；　to　be　generally　suspected　of　their　people；　the　most
  dangerous　state　they　can　possibly　put　themselves　in；　wherein　they
  are　the　less　to　be　pitied；　because　it　is　so　easy　to　be　avoided。　It
  being　as　impossible　for　a　governor；　if　he　really　means　the　good　of　his
  people；　and　the　preservation　of　them　and　their　laws　together；　not　to
  make　them　see　and　feel　it；　as　it　is　for　the　father　of　a　family　not
  to　let　his　children　see　he　loves　and　takes　care　of　them。
  210。　But　if　all　the　world　shall　observe　pretences　of　one　kind；　and
  actions　of　another；　arts　used　to　elude　the　law；　and　the　trust　of
  prerogative　（which　is　an　arbitrary　power　in　some　things　left　in　the
  prince's　hand　to　do　good；　not　harm；　to　the　people）　employed　contrary
  to　the　end　for　which　it　was　given；　if　the　people　shall　find　the
  ministers　and　subordinate　magistrates　chosen；　suitable　to　such　ends；
  and　favoured　or　laid　by　proportionably　as　they　promote　or　oppose　them；
  if　they　see　several　experiments　made　of　arbitrary　power；　and　that
  religion　underhand　favoured；　though　publicly　proclaimed　against；　which
  is　readiest　to　introduce　it；　and　the　operators　in　it　supported　as　much
  as　may　be；　and　when　that　cannot　be　done；　yet　approved　still；　and　liked
  the　better；　and　a　long　train　of　acting　show　the　counsels　all　tending
  that　way；　how　can　a　man　any　more　hinder　himself　from　being　persuaded
  in　his　own　mind　which　way　things　are　going；　or；　from　casting　about　how
  to　save　himself；　than　he　could　from　believing　the　captain　of　a　ship　he
  was　in　was　carrying　him　and　the　rest　of　the　company　to　Algiers；　when
  he　found　him　always　steering　that　course；　though　cross　winds；　leaks　in
  his　ship；　and　want　of　men　and　provisions　did　often　force　him　to　turn
  his　course　another　way　for　some　time；　which　he　steadily　returned　to
  again　as　soon　as　the　wind；　weather；　and　other　circumstances　would
  let　him？
  Chapter　XIX
  Of　the　Dissolution　of　Government
  211。　HE　that　will；　with　any　clearness；　speak　of　the　dissolution　of
  government；　ought　in　the　first　place　to　distinguish　between　the
  dissolution　of　the　society　and　the　dissolution　of　the　government。　That
  which　makes　the　community；　and　brings　men　out　of　the　loose　state　of
  Nature　into　one　politic　society；　is　the　agreement　which　every　one
  has　with　the　rest　to　incorporate　and　act　as　one　body；　and　so　be　one
  distinct　commonwealth。　The　usual；　and　almost　only　way　whereby　this
  union　is　dissolved；　is　the　inroad　of　foreign　force　making　a　conquest
  upon　them。　For　in　that　case　（not　being　able　to　maintain　and　support
  themselves　as　one　entire　and　independent　body）　the　union　belonging
  to　that　body；　which　consisted　therein；　must　necessarily　cease；　and
  so　every　one　return　to　the　state　he　was　in　before；　with　a　liberty　to
  shift　for　himself　and　provide　for　his　own　safety；　as　he　thinks　fit；　in
  some　other　society。　Whenever　the　society　is　dissolved；　it　is　certain
  the　government　of　that　society　cannot　remain。　Thus　conquerors'
  swords　often　cut　up　governments　by　the　roots；　and　mangle　societies
  to　pieces；　separating　the　subdued　or　scattered　multitude　from　the
  protection　of　and　dependence　on　that　society　which　ought　to　have
  preserved　them　from　violence。　The　world　is　too　well　instructed　in；　and
  too　forward　to　allow　of　this　way　of　dissolving　of　governments；　to　need
  any　more　to　be　said　of　it；　and　there　wants　not　much　argument　to
  prove　that　where　the　society　is　dissolved；　the　government　cannot
  remain；　that　being　as　impossible　as　for　the　frame　of　a　house　to
  subsist　when　the　materials　of　it　are　scattered　and　displaced　by　a
  whirlwind；　or　jumbled　into　a　confused　heap　by　an　earthquake。
  212。　Besides　this　overturning　from　without；　governments　are
  dissolved　from　within：
  First。　When　the　legislative　is　altered；　civil　society　being　a
  state　of　peace　amongst　those　who　are　of　it；　from　whom　the　state　of　war
  is　excluded　by　the　umpirage　which　they　have　provided　in　their
  legislative　for　the　ending　all　differences　that　may　arise　amongst
  any　of　them；　it　is　in　their　legislative　that　the　members　of　a
  commonwealth　are　united　and　combined　together　into　one　coherent　living
  body。　This　is　the　soul　that　gives　form；　life；　and　unity　to　the
  commonwealth；　from　hence　the　several　members　have　their　mutual
  influence；　sympathy；　and　connection；　and　therefore　when　the
  legislative　is　broken；　or　dissolved；　dissolution　and　death　follows。
  For　the　essence　and　union　of　the　society　consisting　in　having　one
  will；　the　legislative；　when　once　established　by　the　majority；　has
  the　declaring　and；　as　it　were；　keeping　of　that　will。　The
  constitution　of　the　legislative　is　the　first　and　fundamental　act　of
  society；　whereby　provision　is　made　for　the　continuation　of　their　union
  under　the　direction　of　persons　and　bonds　of　laws；　made　by　persons
  authorised　thereunto；　by　the　consent　and　appointment　of　the　people；
  without　which　no　one　man；　or　number　of　men；　amongst　them　can　have
  authority　of　making　laws　that　shall　be　binding　to　the　rest。　When　any
  one；　or　more；　shall　take　upon　them　to　make　laws　whom　the　people　have
  not　appointed　so　to　do；　they　make　laws　without　authority；　which　the
  people　are　not　therefore　bound　to　obey；　by　which　means　they　come　again
  to　be　out　of　subjection；　and　may　constitute　to　themselves　a　new
  legislative；　as　they　think　best；　being　in　full　liberty　to　resist　the
  force　of　those　who；　without　authority；　would　impose　anything　upon
  them。　Every　one　is　at　the　disposure　of　his　own　will；　when　those　who
  had；　by　the　delegation　of　the　society；　the　declaring　of　the　public
  will；　are　excluded　from　it；　and　others　usurp　the　place　who　have　no
  such　authority　or　delegation。
  213。　This　being　usually　brought　about　by　such　in　the　commonwealth；
  who　misuse　the　power　they　have；　it　is　hard　to　consider　it　aright；
  and　know　at　whose　door　to　lay　it；　without　knowing　the　form　of
  government　in　which　it　happens。　Let　us　suppose；　then；　the
  legislative　placed　in　the　concurrence　of　three　distinct　persons：…
  First；　a　single　hereditary　person　having　the　constant；　supreme；
  executive　power；　and　with　it　the　power　of　convoking　and　dissolving　the
  other　two　within　certain　periods　of　time。　Secondly；　an　assembly　of
  hereditary　nobility。　Thirdly；　an　assembly　of　representatives　chosen；
  pro　tempore；　by　the　people。　Such　a　form　of　government　supposed；　it
  is　evident：
  214。　First；　that　when　such　a　single　person　or　prince　sets　up　his　own
  arbitrary　will　in　place　of　the　laws　which　are　the　will　of　the
  society　declared　by　the　legislative；　then　the　legislative　is
  changed。　For　that　being；　in　effect；　the　legislative　whose　rules　and
  laws　are　put　in　execution；　and　required　to　be　obeyed；　when　other
  laws　are　set　up；　and　other　rules　pretended　and　enforced　than　what
  the　legislative；　constituted　by　the　society；　have　enacted；　it　is　plain
  that　the　legislative　is　changed。　Whoever　introduces　new　laws；　not
  being　thereunto　authorised；　by　the　fundamental　appointment　of　the
  society；　or　subverts　the　old；　disowns　and　overturns　the　power　by　which
  they　were　made；　and　so　sets　up　a　new　legislative。
  215。　Secondly；　when　the　prince　hinders　the　legislative　from
  assembling　in　its　due　time；　or　from　acting　freely；　pursuant　to　those
  ends　for　which　it　was　constituted；　the　legislative　is　altered。　For
  it　is　not　a　certain　number　of　men…　no；　nor　their　meeting；　unless
  they　have　also　freedom　of　d