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Full Idea
Power is twofold, as able to make, or able to receive any change. The one we may call 'active', and the other 'passive' power. ..And power includes in it some kind of relation (a relation to action or change).
Gist of Idea
Power is active or passive, and has a relation to actions
Source
John Locke (Essay Conc Human Understanding (2nd Ed) [1694], 2.21.02)
Book Ref
Locke,John: 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding', ed/tr. Nidditch,P.H. [OUP 1979], p.234
A Reaction
How deep does the distinction between active and passive power go? Are they unified at some bottom level of description?