What Happened In John Locke's Theory Of Government

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Government is the power of a nation, state, or community that keeps it from falling apart. One theory of government was to protect peoples’ natural rights and take away the king's absolute power of depriving people of their natural rights. This theory was government was created by John Locke, a famous English philosopher who lived from 1632-1704. In a world without government, John Locke said that we would be living in a state of nature. What could happen in a state of nature begins with stronger and smarter people taking away other people's lives, along with their liberty and property. The next thing to happen would be the weaker people banding together (form a mob/group) to take down the stronger and smarter people. Lastly, people would remain

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