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john Locke believed that all people had the natural right to life, liberty, and property. He believed that men are naturally free and equal from the time they are born, and that the government should not have absolute power.

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What was john Locke and Thomas Hobbes differences and similarities?

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes both were political philosophers who explored the concept of social contract. However, they had differing views on human nature. Hobbes believed that humans are inherently selfish and require a strong central authority to prevent chaos, while Locke argued that humans are rational beings with natural rights and should have a say in their government.


What is john Locke's beliefs about human rights as natural rights?

The declaration of independence john Locke believed that human beings were born with certain divine rights, the right to live, the right to liberty, the right to good health etc. he argued that these rights alone, the "natural rights", are soley capable of maintaining a harmonious society. he argued that the presence of a ruler to carry out "human rights" is uncalled for as human beings, through rationality and instinct already now them. a sovereign, he pointed out, limits human liberty (one of our natural rights) while performing a pseudo-enforcement of human rights and so absolute democracy (some may say anarchy) would be better off for society.in other words Locke believed human beings are perfectly capable of governing themselves as the respect for human rights is innate and so is natural.


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carry away


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What did john Locke say might happen to the state of nature?

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Was John Locke or Baron de Montesquieu the european philosopher who had great influence on the thinking and writing of Thomas Jefferson?

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Did John Locke say no taxation without represention?

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