Question

Read the quote by John Locke from the Two Treatises of Government. The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings, capable of laws, where there is no law there is no freedom. This quote helps explain the idea of writing laws to provide safety. writing laws to preserve rights. removing laws to ensure liberty. removing laws to prevent harm.

Answer 1

Writing laws to preserve rights.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the excerpt states "The end of law is (...) to preserve and enlarge freedom", and freedom is one of the natural rights that Locke believed that the government (the laws makers) should always protect in order to keep a healthy society and a healthy social contract. However, Locke does not refer to "freedom" as our right to do what we please with everyone and everything and whenever we want to, but as our right to have the liberty to dispose and order our persons, actions, possessions, and our whole property.