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How Did Locke Influence 18th Century Revolts

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After reading through the book I came to the belief that Locke was more influential concerning 18th century revolts. He believed that government should protect our natural rights, such as: life and property. His opinions impacted political changes in America and France and gave people a reason to break away from the existing government. This was such a popular idea that it still lives to this day. It is now what we strive to base our government on. Smith believed in a free market. He thought that a person’s property would be easily regulated through supply and demand, and that there was no need for the government to step in. While that was a thought provoking belief, for some it was too much of an extreme idea and they did not hold the
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