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Property as Fence of Society and Abuse of Power
The text argues that protecting property is the core purpose of laws and government to guard every member of society. It warns that legislators or executors who seize power to ruin property or enslave the people declare war on the public, justifying resistance. It condemns manipulating elections to install loyalists and warns that such acts breach trust and threaten liberty. It stresses informed deliberation and free choice as essential to legitimate representation.