Locke

John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher known for his ideas about personal liberty and government. He believed that all people are born with natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. Locke argued that governments exist to protect these rights and should be based on the consent of the governed. If a government fails to do so, citizens have the right to revolt. His thoughts on individual rights and the social contract significantly influenced modern democracy and political philosophy, laying the groundwork for concepts central to the development of liberalism and constitutional government.