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    Locke and Paine argued that no generation can bind subseq... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Abolishing the established institutions built by our forefathers would leave us nothing to build upon and force us to create ex nihilo.

    Locke and Paine argued that no generation can bind subsequent ones, as the living cannot be obligated by the dead's institutional choices.

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    • 1.Each generation faces unique circumstances unknown to predecessors, requiring institutional flexibility to address novel problems.
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    • 2.Binding future generations to past choices denies their autonomy and treats them as subjects rather than free agents.
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    • 3.Institutions persist only through active renewal; forced continuance creates brittle systems lacking genuine legitimacy.
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    • 1.Stable institutions require intergenerational commitments; unlimited revision creates perpetual instability and erosion of trust.
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    • 2.No generation truly decides de novo; all inherit language, knowledge, and infrastructure from predecessors, making complete rejection impossible.
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    • 3.A generation freely choosing to maintain inherited institutions demonstrates consent, not coercion by the dead.
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