Locke believed that governments were formed to protect the rights of people. As such, he believed strongly in the concept of government only by the consent of the governed; the social contract; human rights to life, liberty, and property; and other political theories that were designed to protect the rights of every person.
People could not always protect their rights, so they made contracts with governments to protect them.
John Locke.
to protect the people's natural rights.
john Locke believed in natural an unalienable rights that everyone is born with. These rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.philosopher john lockes main ideas were to get people natural rights. rights that we are already born with and noone can't take away from us. the governments job is to protect those rights.
Contract theory
john Locke
The Declaration of Independence and the constitution.
to protect people's rights
Enlightenment philosophers believed that governments should protect the natural rights of individuals, promote the general welfare of society, and uphold the rule of law. They emphasized the importance of a social contract between the government and the people, where the power of the government is derived from the consent of the governed.
John Locke believed that a government's power comes from the consent of the people. He argued that individuals have natural rights that governments must protect, and that if a government fails to do so, the people have the right to overthrow it.
Locke believed that governments were formed to protect the rights of people. As such, he believed strongly in the concept of government only by the consent of the governed; the social contract; human rights to life, liberty, and property; and other political theories that were designed to protect the rights of every person.
to protect themselfs from danger
to protect themselfs from danger
Governments must serve and protect their people APEX;)
governments are created to protect people's natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to secure these rights, the people have the right to alter or abolish it.
People could not always protect their rights, so they made contracts with governments to protect them.