...Jews, though not by Locke, who was forthright in his support of their civil rights), and all holders of 'Opinions contrary to human Society, or to those moral...are necessary to the preservation of Civil Society.' There were not many Muslims in Locke's England, but the terms of his exclusion would apply neatly to...

...liberty of conscience draw similar conclusions. Thus, John Locke in his Epistola de Tolerantia proclaims, "No Opinions contrary to human Society, or to those...preservation of Civil Society, are to be tolerated by the Magistrate."81 And John Stuart Mill declares in On Liberty that "as soon as any part of a person's...

...John Locke, the English political theorist whose views influenced the Constitution's framers: ". . . [N]o opinions contrary to human society, or to those...preservation of civil society, are to be tolerated by the magistrate."5 James Madison, the primary architect of the Constitution, held substantially more libertarian...

...Opinions that threaten the peace of society may be legitimately opposed or even suppressed: 'No opinion contrary to human society, or to those moral Rules...Civil Society, are to be tolerated by the Magistrate.' Nor did toleration preclude afftrmative public discourse on behalf of those necessary rules. Locke...

...easily recognizable signifiers to place it outside the bounds of civil protection. Enumerating a list of "opinions contrary to human society, or to those moral...are necessary to the preservation of civil society," Locke mentioned the supposed Catholic tenets that "dominion is founded in grace," that "kings excommunicated...

...necessary for social harmony. These necessary practices set the limits of religious toleration for Locke: "No Opinions contrary to human Society, or to those...preservation of Civil Society, are to be tolerated by the Magistrate."32 As Western societies have become acclimated to pluralism, the scope of opinions considered...

...pleases."2 More to the point, in the Letter Concerning Toleration itself, Locke's position is that "No Opinions contrary to human society, or to those...preservation of Civil Society, are to be tolerated by the Magistrate."3 In addition he argues there that sects that "arrogate to themselves . . some peculiar...

...not boundless. Civil government need not tolerate — and, indeed, has an obligation to prohibit — "opinions contrary to human society, or to those moral...rules which are necessary to the preservation of civil society."80 Locke himself believed that such opinions will seldom be found in any church (with the...

...principles of freedom of the press and its liability. He opposed press licensing but admitted that "no opinions contrary to human society, or to those...civil society, are to be tolerated by the magistrate" (1689/1996). Locke believed that all men had to be freed from all domination over one another, but...

...maßgeblich sein sollen.29 Wichtiger er22 Locke (Fn 17), S. 45: „No opinions contrary to human society, or those moral rules which are necessary to the preservation...civil society, are to be tolerated by the magistrate." Somit können auch Atheisten nicht auf Toleranz hoffen, weil der Unglaube an Gott gleichbedeutend mit...