Locke now sets out his own theory of political power in which he will look at the power of the magistrate as distinct from the power a parent wields over children or employers over employees (“a Master over his Servant”) or conjugal power (“a Husband over his Wife”). He defines political power as the power of making laws and executing penalties by Topnotch | Aug 31, 2021 | and of employing the force of the community in executing the laws and defending the commonwealth from foreign attack. Power the preservation of property