Locke argues that natural law, discoverable by reason, imposes binding obligations against aggression even prior to civil society, making invasion a violation rather than a default.
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(the statement notes the principle applies whether or not someone initiated aggression)
Hostile or violent action taken against another person.
civil society(Central point of dispute between Burke and the Price/Wollstonecraft position)
For Burke: a web of countless ineffable links between individuals, shaped by custom, culture, and national character, not reducible to abstract rules or rights. For Price and Wollstonecraft: a domain amenable to simplification, explication, and rational transparency.
natural law(Locke's Essays on the Law of Nature)
A moral-legal framework that satisfies all the requisites of law: grounded in a superior will, rule-establishing, and binding on humans