One of the philosophers, John Locke was a supporter of equal rights within a governed society. Locke is best known for his idea of life, liberty and property. He was a strong believer and articulated that the government’s job is to secure these rights and its people. Locke was a social contract theorist. This means that the morals and political beliefs of people must be written in a contract in order for society to function at its best efficiency. John Locke was a religious man who believed in the freedom of religion with the exception of atheism. In his second treatise, he says that as man enters society, he leaves the “state of nature” and as soon as a government is created, equality then is a social aspect. Locke does not believe that
