Locke believed that absolute power could corrupt otherwise good people. Locke spoke often of a "state of nature" or absolute freedom. People in such a state exist outside of any law and are prone to be quarrelsome and violent. When an entire population is in the state of nature most people will attempt to peacefully coexist but some will resort to violence to obtain their needs and wants. An totalitarian leader would also exist in a state of nature, though by himself having no law above him. This is the worst of all situations because such a person has the ability to do whatever he wants with little the fear of revenge.
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In Locke's opinion, rulers only had the authority to enforce law if it was for the public good. John Locke was an English philosopher.
He whanted a good government and a good society
John Locke, the British philosopher considered the father of Liberalism, is the one associated the most with the concept of natural rights. His theory was that all men were good by nature and experience is what makes them turn bad or continue being good. That's why he asserts that everyone has natural rights to achieve freedom and happiness.
about nothing, he was a good man, believed that men were able to govern themselves, and believed in an absolute democracy.
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In Locke's opinion, rulers only had the authority to enforce law if it was for the public good. John Locke was an English philosopher.
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John Locke
He whanted a good government and a good society
John Locke was a prominent philosopher who espoused the ideas of the Social Contract, as well as popular sovereignty. The founding fathers included both of these ideas within the American Constitution.
He thought that people were born "Tabula Rasa" or like a blank slate. The environment in which one lives influences weather one is good or bad.
John Locke didn't believe in any religion. He was a philosopher and a writer who believed that a good government is based on a social contract between the people and the rulers.
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His mother, Agnes Keene had two more children, Peter (who died in infancy) and Thomas in 1637, a good 5 years after John Locke's birth.