Welfare of a kingdom

In an aside in his Essay , Locke notes that the “welfare of the kingdom” consists in “riches and power.”

LInking this with the previous post: Religious opinions are not tolerated if the state is endangered; the state exists to promote wealth and power. Would Amos survive in a Lockean world?

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