I found Charles Mills to be convincing on account of how he recognizes and admits that he is aware that John Locke’s definitions of equality are extremely dated. But for readers that do not feel like Locke is dated and read him as quite liberal, this is where there may be some discrepancy between how they conceptualized Locke. Locke sees everyone as the creation of God, therefore, he states that we are all equal in the state of nature (Locke 4). In chapter four, he describes natural liberty and social liberty, ultimately concluding that he does not believe that anyone can be under complete power because the slaves have consented to be under their owner’s thumb (Locke). He also brings up that God graciously gave the world to use by “the industrious
