John Mueller, Lehrman Institute Fellow in Economics and director of the Economics and Ethics Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, contrasts the thinking of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Mueller offered these comments during a Nov. 7, 2011, speech for the John Locke Foundation, Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and Thomas International Center. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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