...and known to the people, and not by extemporaneous decrees; by indifferent and upright judges, who are to decide controversies by those laws; and to...community at home, only in the execution of such laws. . . . And all of this to be directed to no other end,' Locke concluded, 'but the peace, safety, and...

...whoever has power must govern by established standing laws, and not by extemporary decrees, ". . . all this to be directed to no other end, but the Peace, Safety, and public good of the People." To understand the role of the rule of law for Locke, we must put it in this context. On the other hand,...