John Locke was an English doctor, politician, and philosopher who is widely considered the father of the enlightenment. His ideas of natural rights and a direct constitutional democracy served as a template for many countries’ governments, including our own. In Locke’s ideal system, the government is put in place by the people. It stresses the importance of limiting the government’s power while also ensuring that the government protects the rights of its citizens. Locke’s system is the most effective form of government because it governs by pre-established, published laws, looks out for the common good of the people, and can be overthrown if it rules unfairly.
Locke believed that the job of the government is to “govern by promulgated established
Locke believed that the job of the government is to “govern by promulgated established