Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [online]. 2007 [cit. 2011-02-21]. Heslo: John Locke. Dostupné z WWW: <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke />. Anglický text: „The aim of such a legitimate government is to preserve, so far as possible, the rights to life, liberty, health and property of its citizens, and to prosecute and punish those of its citizens who violate the rights of others others and to pursue the public good even where this may conflict with the rights of individuals. In doing this it provides something unavailable in the state of nature, an impartial judge to determine the severity of the crime, and to set a punishment proportionate to the crime“
