cond Treatise, II.6). In that stratum, there exists natural competition between men over rations such as food, and although the stronger may surrender momentary power over the weaker in a specific situation, the power is neither absolute nor enduring. According to the excerpt," in the State of Nature, every one has the Executive Power of the Law of Nature" (Locke, Second Treatise, II.13); all men have both a duty and a right to enforce the law of nature, and therefore reprimand those who disregard it so that equality is maintained. Locke's state of nature is an era of tranquility, constancy and it is very individualistic.
             Locke appropriately begins with a discussion of property. "God, who hath given the world to men in common, hath also given them reason to make use of it to the best advantage of Life, and convenience." (Locke, Second Treatise, V.26). Locke applies natural law, which is self preservation to the land that encompasses him. Locke exposes through natural law, men have a right to use what they have around them to further their own preservation. Reason tells us that we have a right to self preservation. Everyone owns themselves exclusively. The Labour of his Body, and the Work of his Hands, we may say, are properly his." (Locke, Second Treatise, V.27). Whatever labor that people partake in belongs exclusively to that person; if you mix labor with raw materials, the product is you
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