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One of John Locke's major beliefs was natural rights and he defined this as the right to life, liberty, and estate. and with this claim he argues that life liberty and estate are inherent to all people and are not granted by society or the state. Locke also believes that the role of the government is to protect these natural rights, and that these natural rights set the foundation of political society.

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How the beliefs influenced the founding fathers 

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How the beliefs influenced the founding fathers 

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John Locke's belief of natural rights can most clearly be seen in the ideas of Thomas Jefferson when he was writing the deceleration of independence it states that "all men are created equal" and are born with "certain unalienable rights" such as "life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". these citations from the Deceleration of independence

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The second major belief of John Locke was the social contract and the idea that individuals consent to create a government to protect their natural rights his belief of social contract is emphasized when he talks about government by consent of governed which according to him means legitimate political authority arises from the consent of the people. also under the social contract he says people have a right to overthrow a government when it acts against the interest of the citizens.

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Lockes theory of social contract can be seen in the ideas on thomas jefferson when he wrote the deceleration of independence. the deceleration states that that "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government". Locke's idea that the government has a contract with the governed to uphold the ideas of natural right and out of interest of its citizens can be seen in the citation above because it shows the contract with the government and its citizens. and shows that that the citizens give the government the power and they can take away that power if they fail to uphold their part of the contract.

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the third major belief of john Locke is religious toleration and in this idea Locke says that the government is required to allow individuals and groups the ability to practice their own religion as they see fit but Locke says the religious toleration stops when a person or groups religious beliefs infringes on other citizens safety and enjoyment of their rights. Locke also states as part of religious toleration that no person or individual can be excluded from their natural rights based off their religious beliefs.

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This idea from Locke of religious tolerance can be seen in first amendment in the bill of rights by stating that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." this quote from the bill of rights shows the influence of John Locke's belief in religious tolerance

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Locke's fourth belief is the belief in limited government and Locke is a big proponent in the belief that the government has only limited rights over citizens and are only necessary to secure their life and property and he uses his idea of natural rights to argue his idea of limited government Locke also had the belief of separation of power which ties into limited government he described a state with three different branches which were legislative, executive, judicial

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Locke's belief in limited government/ separation of powers can be seen in the system of democracy that the United States uses where no Branch is more powerful than the other two branches and the idea of limited government can be seen in the 4th amendment stating that "U.S. citizens are protected from unlawful searches and seizures" and also ties into the 10th amendment which states "powers not given to the U.S. in the constitution belong to the state or people" John Locke's idea of separated government and limited government can be seen in the system of democracy that U.S. uses.

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The fifth major belief of John Locke was that every person has the right to self ownership and he expands on this belief from his claim that every man can earn ownership of something when he mixes his labor with it. another clean of Locke that expands on this idea through the claim "that humans have pre institutional property rights in their person and the products of their labor"

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this idea of self ownership can be seen in the 5th amendment in the bill of rights stating "no person shall be deprived of life liberty or property without due process of law nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation" this amendment shows the idea of lockes belief in self ownership and the idea that something you work for can't be taken away from you

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John Locke (1632-1704) presents an intriguing figure in the history of political philosophy whose brilliance of exposition and breadth of scholarly activity remains profoundly influential. Locke proposed a radical conception of political philosophy deduced from the principle of self-ownership and the corollary right to own property, which in turn is based on his famous claim that a man earns ownership over a resource when he mixes his labour with it.

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Locke’s Political Philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Perhaps the most central concept in Locke’s political philosophy
is his theory of natural law and natural rights. The natural law
concept existed long before Locke as a way of expressing the idea that
there were certain moral truths that applied to all people, regardless
of the particular place wher…