2022-06-222022-06-22197719773856683https://hdl.handle.net/10657/9973This thesis enters into a comparative analysis of four political concepts of Locke, in Two Treatises of Government, and Trenchard and Gordon, in Cato's Letters. The four concepts examined in both works are: the state of nature, property, civil society, and corruption. From a comparative analysis of the parallel concepts of Locke and Cato the underlying principles of the respective political writings emerge. It is found that the underlying principle of Two Treatises of Government is unlimited government, and the underlying principle of Cato's Letters is limited government.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital