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The works of John Locke. v. 5

  
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Of Civil Government Book II Chapter 1 Of Political Power
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Chapter 2 Of the State of Nature
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Chapter 3 Of the State of War
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Chapter 4 Of Slavery
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Chapter 5 Of Property
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Chapter 6 Of Paternal Power
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Chapter 7 Of Political or Civil Society
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Chapter 8 Of the Beginning of Political Societies
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Chapter 9 Of the Ends of Political Society and Government
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Chapter 10 Of the Forms of a Commonwealth
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Chapter 11 Of the Extent of the Legislative Power
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Chapter 12 The Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Commonwealth
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Chapter 13 Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Commonwealth
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Chapter 14 Of Prerogative
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Chapter 15 Of Paternal, Political and Despotical Power Considered Together
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Chapter 16 Of Conquest
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Chapter 17 Of Usurpation
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Chapter 18 Of Tyranny
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Chapter 19 Of the Dissolution of Government
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CONTENTS OF THE TWO TREATISES ON GOVERNMENT
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§. 221. There is, therefore, secondly, another way whereby governments are dissolved, and that is, when the legislative, or the prince, either of them act contrary to their trust.

For the legislative acts against the trust reposed in them when they endeavour to invade the property of the subject, and to make themselves, or any part of the community, masters or arbitrary disposers of the lives, liberties, or fortunes of the people.

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