"The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves."
— John Locke

January 1, 1970

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This might be a paraphrase of some of Locke's expressions or ideas, but the earliest publication of the statement in this form seems to be one made in Oversight Hearing on the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act (1997).