... Glorious Revolution and offered ideas that were used later in the development of democratic governments. He had a dramatic influence on the Enlightenment Period. This essay will briefly outline Locke's theories about the formation of political societies as they appear in his Second Treatise of Government. First it will discuss why people form political societies; next it will outline ... . al. 525). During the Enlightenment, men began to question the belief system of the past and began to interpret things through science, mathematics, and laws of nature. Locke's works were widely read by ...

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... French Enlightenment and his ideas had a huge impact on the founding fathers of America when they were drawing up the Declaration of Independence. Even though Locke had an important role in the French Enlightenment while he was alive, his ideas and political views were used long after his death and to this ... organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness". The wording is different then in Locke's book but the ideas and principles remain the same. The reason why Jefferson wrote life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness instead ...

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... reasons for and justifications of the American colonies" separation from the rule of England echoes closely the theory of government presented by John Locke in his Second Treatise of Government. Jefferson's theory of revolution somewhat mirrors Hobbes's idea that the "natural rights of the citizen"(Source ... that government exists as one of the basic institutions in the world of human affairs, meant to protect the natural rights of humankind. Locke stated the most crucial natural rights as being "life, liberty, and property." Every man or woman has an equal, natural right to ... right...

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... , but can also be under a government. But if the government violates the State of Nature then the government should be removed. Both Locke and Jefferson use the Law of Nature as the best style of government that could be achieved. Jefferson believes the people should be in charge ... exactly what the Declaration needed to say. In a sense, the first portion of the Declaration is just a summed up version of Locke's essay. However, John Locke went into extreme detail and gave reasons and purpose for his ideas. Jefferson stated in the simplest way the principles that the colonies wished ... w...

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... ," to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them..." In Locke's Second Treaties, Of Civil Government he states that, "...what state all men are naturally in, and that is a state of perfect freedom to order their ... actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit within the bounds of the Law of Nature..." Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson believed in equality. They wanted to establish a government that met the needs and wants of each individual. This is evident in the ... an...

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... his beliefs still exist today and are still put into action largely in government documents such as the Declaration of Independence. Not only are Locke's ideas supported by numerous people throughout the world, but they play a key role in the rules of the declaration of independence. The beginning ... of the Declaration describes the natural rights of man as Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness which is very similar to Locke's Life, Liberty, and Property. His ideas also gave the colonies permission to revolt as the British government was corrupt and broke the natural rights ... , ...

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... rights are very similar to those of Jefferson. Both men say that all men are created equal. All men have equal privileges of the law as any other man would. Locke says that all men have the freedom to life, liberty, and his estate. Jefferson claims that all men have the freedom to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Both ... and sharing. They are a party of the government and have a fair say in the consent of the governed. The rights to rebellion and revolution itself have similar meanings between Locke and Jefferson. Locke discus's that people without any murmur will cause the...

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... in the late 17th century. A writer of political principle books, Locke was greatly influenced by the beliefs of Thomas Hobbes, another English philosopher. John Locke believed people live in anarchy, that is a "state of nature." People needed and chose a leader. Mr. Locke's writings stated that the leader or government was bound by an ... contained more than 3,000 books. It's fabled that only 30 or so of those were unread by him. Jefferson was extremely interested in Locke's opinions, documented in Two Treaties on Civil Government. In the creation of the new nation, Thomas Jefferson foun...

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... , liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Governments are instituted.. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." (DOI, 63) These ideas were derived from the writings of John Locke: "Men being.. by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one can be.. subjected to the political power of another without his own consent ... proved importance as a justification for the American revolution. "Whensoever.. the legislative shall transgress.. the people.. have a right to resume their original liberty and provide for their own safety and security- (Locke, 33) The writers of th...

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... , and to figure out why it was first created. This "state of nature"(or life before government) was used as an analytical device by Locke and others to determine the necessary functions of government. In the natural state, Locke says that man has a right to everything except "he has not liberty to destroy himself"(ST #4). What he is saying is that our ... government was instituted to protect these natural rights, and this is the purpose of civil government. Another shocking similarity between Jefferson's Declaration and Locke's Second Treatise comes when they both discuss protecting natu...

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... further, it usually showed the wholesome bias on the behalf of property which the Fathers expected," (Hofstrader 20). Social contract theorist John Locke argued that governments" major responsibility was the preservation of private property and that men were born equal and with equal rights in nature; ... consent is directly related to the concept of a legitimate government. Legitimacy is achieved through voting or some other sort of participation in the system. Locke understood the need of consent to preserve a legitimate government. "If governments act improperly, they break their "con...

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... traditional Christian state model. In the American Founders' opinion, the separation between the government and the church was necessary. Base on John Locke's liberalism principles, the American Founders rejected the notion that the power of the government was given by God. "The state's origin ... was not shrouded in the impenetrable mystery of divine gift or dispensation", Locke said. Locke emphasized that the power of government was from its citizens, who voluntarily contracted to set up governments in order to protect their natural ... rights, namely life, liberty, and property. Besi...

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... Paine, and Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy. His 1651 book Leviathan established social contract theory. John Locke was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Thomas Paine was an American and English political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. ... , because the government took full control of the people afterwards and did not sit by and watch things happen. John Locke highlights the need for a political state in the ...

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... they have natural rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This relates to John Locke's theory of Social Contract in the way that Locke was the one that proposed the natural rights. However, Locke proposed the right to property instead of the pursuit of happiness. Also, Locke believed that a person would "put himself under government and follow its rules, fairly made and ... nature of a contract, an exchange. A citizen would be better able to secure his liberty and his property by giving up a little of each to a central authority." Now in the declaration, Locke's idea are st...

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... they see things and adopt their ideas. Those leaders decided it was a reasonable way to create a better society. During this enlightenment period, the most commonly heard French philosophers were John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, Thomas Hobbes, Baron Montesquieu, Denis Diderot, and others. They discarded traditional beliefs and began to use reason to explain the world around them. Hobbes based his theories ... on the government on his beliefs than men were greedy, selfish, and cruel. Locke believed that people could be reasonable and moral. Voltaire thought freedom of speech was the bes...

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... that it is the government's soul duty role to protect its peoples' rights to Liberty, Life, and private property. The American and French governments both chose to follow Locke's teachings in their declarations; America in The Declaration of Independence and France with The Declaration of the Rights of Man. Although both declarations include the idea of natural rights, they ... tyranny of their current government: one by the monarchy of the British King; the other, an Oligarchy class structure. Both nations were frustrated with the current government violation of what Locke called natu...

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... Independence was written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson explaining the reason of the colonists separating from Great Britain. In the Second Treatise of Civil Government written in 1689 by John Locke, Locke implies that individuals' personality and possessions is free if they are within the law of nature and not bounded by others individuals like Britishers ... . Locke states that individuals should fight for their freedom if the government is misusing their rights. All the three documents have in common the reasons to fight for independence and how ... grow commercially and build a better...

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... century in Europe. This includes the ideas of many prominent writers such as Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and particularly John Locke. Jefferson's idea of the unalienable rights, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" derives from Locke's ideas. John Locke believed that humans by nature had the right to protection of life, health, possession and liberty. Moreover, he also strongly ... beliefs when he states, "To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed". Jefferson is able to put Locke's philosoph...

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... mankind (anyone who lived by the natural laws received it), progress in society, and liberty (society could be set free). Through out this period came great Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Voltaire. John Locke, the earliest Enlightenment thinker, was born in England in 1632. He was a political philosopher who criticized absolute monarchy and favored democracy. Because of his ideas ... Locke was put into exile like some other thinkers. His ideas not only influenced later Enlightenment thinkers, but also America and France because you can see that these ideas were expressed .....

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... influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the rights of man and of the Citizen. These political, economic, and social changes from the Enlightenment influenced the Documents. John Locke advocated the three natural rights of man, which influenced many of the Enlightenment's changes and revolution. These rights are the basis that Thomas Jefferson made for our Declaration of Independence ... . Locke made the three natural rights that state that everyone is able to have life, Liberty and the right to own property. Locke also stated that if the Government did not prote...

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... draft of the Declaration of Independence, this is obvious. A great comparison can be made between the Declaration of Independence and the thoughts of English philosopher John Locke's case for the 1668 "Glorious Revolution" in England. Locke's theory was based on "natural rights". He contended that those put in the position to govern should, be placed there by the will of the people ... . Therefore it was the governors" job to protect the rights of its citizens. Locke stated that every man should be guaranteed, "life, liberty, and property" by the government. Thomas Jefferson minorly alte...

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... frontier alienated people from traditional European etiquette. The American Revolution proved that Enlightenment ideals were practical. America became the first country to revolt employing John Locke's concept of rebellion upon breach of contract. In addition, it (Locke as well) repudiated Jonathan Boucher's accepted assertion that "Man differs from man in everything that can be supposed to lead to supremacy and subjection." Thomas ... Jefferson spoke of Americans' "unalienable rights" and their natural equality (which according to Locke meant that no one had by nature the right to rule...

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... life. All the Enlightenment philosophers took part in defending our rights and later shaping our society for the better. John Locke emphasized that, we should all have natural rights to life, liberty, and property in order to have a strong good working government. Locke stated, "for society can never lose native [natural] and original right it has to preserve itself, which can ... ...

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... , the Enlightenment interpreted the independence of justice. It included the natural law, self-determination and deism, etc. The ideal of declaration directly quoted from the British philosopher John Locke's writings. In the paper, Locke embraced the people should established the government by themselves because people have natural rights. It seems that this idea came from Enlightenment and now used in this revolution ... ...

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... a new age enlightened by reason, science, and respect for humanity."(Encarta encyclopedia) Enlightenment philosophers questioned the past and appealed to reason. Many of them followed 17th-century English philosopher John Locke in believing that all individuals possessed certain "natural rights" such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of property, and that it was the responsibility of government to protect those rights ... 's. More than a series of ideas, the enlightenment became an attitude, altering the former way of life. The value that enlightened thinkers placed upon the natural righ...

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