My name is John Locke. I am philosopher who believes in equality and unity. I believe that people, at the hart, are truly good beings and that, in a state of crisis, would unite and form a civilized society. Evidence that is this idea is true would be the colonization of the United States of America. When people of the United Kingdom felt neglected and there rights were left unprotected, they formed and new and civilized society and government. I call this the state of nature. And in this state of nature we are all given things called the god -given rights at birth. These rights include life, liberty, health and possessions. Different from my counterpart, Thomas Hobbes, I think that every human being should have more then one right and those rights should be protected by a trustworthy sovereign.
The social contra ct, as we philosophers call it, is an agreement to where all citizens consent to be ruled by a government or sovereign as long as they protect the rights of the citizens. The government of the United States of America is an example of how a government should work with the people and for the the people.
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