If it's a bad argument, then Locke's given us a mere rationalization that isn't morally defensible.

如果他的观点是错的，那么洛克的辩护,只是看似合理，但在道义上站不住脚。

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But if the state has the right to take my earning or the fruits of my labor, isn't that morally the same as according to the state the right to claim a portion of my labor?

但如果政府有权,强占我的收入或劳动果实，这在道义上不就等同于,政府有权,让我做部分义务劳动吗？

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