The Literary Genius of Lil Wayne: The case for Lil Wayne to be counted among Shakespeare and Dylan Order a personalized, author signed copy Paperback • iBook • Kindle Weezy Tweet This blog post is supplementary to and NOT featured in the book. Having been a political science major at the University of Houston alongside Lil Wayne when he majored in political science there as well, I know that all political science majors at U of H read John Locke. In "6 foot, 7 foot," Lil Wayne drops the line: "the fruits of my labor, I enjoy them while they're still ripe." This is the well known "spoilage principle," credited to 17th century British philosopher John Locke. Here's the original: John Locke's 2nd Treatise: " It will perhaps be objected to this, that if gathering the acorns, or other fruits of the earth, &c. makes a right to them, then any one may ingross as much as he will. To which I answer, Not so....
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