Quoting Quotient

So, the MIC contest begins in earnest. Here are a pair of quotes for the interested reader to explore and comment upon. I may not be providing enough information, if reader response demonstrates that to be true, I'll gladly modify the format to make it more reasonable. To the quotes!

The first and fundamental positive law of all commonwealths, is the establishing of the legislative power...

The author's life spanned some seventy odd years (1632-1704), and he is heralded as the "principal architect both of libertarianism and of the modern world." - David Boaz

There'll be much more to come and I expect the contest to mature rapidly. At the moment, though, there's a happy hour calling my name, and a fellow intern and I are taking our steno pads and plan on revolutionizing the world over cheap beer. Wish us luck. Or at least plentiful beer.