Kyle Harrison
to-read
Two Treatises of Government
- Author
- John Locke
- Published
- 1689
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Consent, property and the right of revolution — the text the American founders read most directly.
Where I saw it: Peter Savodnik’s April 2026 post telling readers to work through Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau — “To start.” Kyle saved it to his “Books To Read” note; this card is one of the twelve volumes that canon reduces to.
Connections
- John Locke — from the same canon list.
- Social Contract — from the same canon list.