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Locke believed power is essential to the running of a peaceful commonwealth, but it must be  checked and controlled, as well as used to secure national interests. His later writings are about what is now termed as ‘classical liberalism’, upholding the importance of private property, self-ownership, minimal government, and the distrust of the use of power.

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Locke argued in his “Thoughts Concerning Education” (1693),  for a broadened syllabus and better treatment of students. This idea specifically is a huge influence on the novel "Emilie", written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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John Locke was a firm believer in the idea that the  Government, should be limited to securing the life and property of its citizens, and is only necessary because an ideal, anarchic state would make life more insecure than under the protection of a minimal state.

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When attending Oxford, his religious thinking had shifted from a traditional acceptance of his Puritan heritage to Latitudinarianism, which emphasizes the employment of reason in understanding religious and Scriptural matters.

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LOCKE'S INFLUENCE ON THE FOUNDING FATHERS

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LOCKE'S INFLUENCE ON THE FOUNDING FATHERS

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Locke believed that a Government is formed by a societies mutual agreement. Therefore, an example would be when a king loses trust within the government, the society may remove him. This idea is quoted in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence (1776), and has influenced many.

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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, https://www.iep.utm.edu/locke-po/#H1.

History.com Editors. “John Locke.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/john-locke.