Locke Pins and Buttons
Description: John Locke was an English philosopher, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". He argued that individuals possess natural rights to life, liberty, and property that exist prior to the formation of any government. Locke's ideas profoundly influenced the American Revolution and the development of liberal thought. He argued that all people naturally inherit these rights, and governments exist only to protect them. This idea deeply shaped modern democracy and Western political thought.
Description: The Dharma Initiative, also written DHARMA (Department of Heuristics and Research on Material Applications), is a fictional research project featured in the television series Lost. It was introduced in the second season episode "Orientation". In 2008, the Dharma Initiative website was launched. Dharma's interests were directly connected with fringe science. Dharma is a Sanskrit term used in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The logo is a circle with the word "dharma" inside, all inscribed inside a bagua.
Description: John Locke quote: The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, which obliges every one: and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions...
Description: The first of the DHARMA logos - THE SWAN Station The DHARMA Initiative is represented by a series of distinct eight-sided logos, the logos are generally found in various items in the stations; they are also featured in the orientation films. For clarity, a "logo" is defined here to be something painted or physically carved, while a "graphic" is something shown in a video.
