The father of liberalism, the father of democracy, the creator of empiricism, Locke's ideas were most influenced by property, life and liberty.
Locke, while writing his views in his famous work 'Two Treatises of Government', says that a person can earn property by his labour is and also protects. It is clear from Locke's ideas of property acquisition that if a person has property, then he is powerful. Hobbes also supported capitalism but it exists.
Hobbes said that individuals should hand over all powers to the state on the basis of consent, but Locke while rendering the principle of non-intervention of the state, talked about the state remaining limited and constitutional.
Locke said that the government has been created for the protection of life, all the powers are vested in the individuals. Locke's ideas have the support of powerful people because-
- Locke tells a person to acquire property. Property would be owned by the individual
- Individuals will have the freedom to revolt against the state.
- Commenting on these views of Locke, McPherson said that the basic purpose of Locke's state and government formation was to justify the theory of property, but Locke said that government was created for the security of property.
It is clear from the above discussion that Locke's views are related to property acquisition, but beginning and ending on the same, his views appear to be individualistic, liberal, anti-absolute authoritarianism, democratic, and more supportive of natural rights.
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