John Locke's Two Treatises Of Government

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In 1689, John Locke published an invaluable document known as the, “Two Treatises of Government,” following the shift of power from King James 2nd to King William the 3rd. In these two documents, Locke presents an outline of his core beliefs and ideologies towards the concept of corrupt governments, and the rights of the People that are crucial in the People’s conquests to preserve their safety from the government. Some of the more well-known concepts include Locke’s model government, which is based on his idea that all men are in a natural state of perfect freedom. These radical documents inspired a multitude of writers at the time, and resulted in writers releasing their own political pamphlets questioning the rule of their respective governments.