Ideologies / Classical Liberal / John Locke
§ The minds · 1632–1704 · England · Philosopher
John Locke
Life, liberty, property
Government by consent; natural rights.
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Governance−46
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The founder of liberalism, whose natural-rights theory of consent, property and toleration shaped constitutional government and the American founding.
social
Advocated religious toleration, within the limits of his age.
economic
Property as a natural right arising from labour.
governance
Legitimate government rests on consent and may be resisted if it betrays trust.
Notable for
- 'Two Treatises of Government'
- 'A Letter Concerning Toleration'
- Natural-rights theory
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