John Locke

John Locke (A.Buckley)

Since the day I was born, August 29, 1632 in Wrington England, my life was never simple. My father was a lawyer, but fought in the early parts of the Civil War here in Britain. My parents were Puritans of modest means, and they educated me well. I was enrolled in Christ Church Oxford, and there I was awarded my bachelors and masters degrees as well as recieved my degree in medicine. I never became interested in politics until my friend Lord Shaftesbury became Lord Chancellor in 1672. My views of politics take after him I suppose. Shortly after he became the Chancellor, I wrote Two Treatises of Government which expressed my feelings about natural rights and the government, which went against most of the others beliefs. I firmly believe that humans are born with natural rights, the rights to life liberty and property, and it is the governments job to protect those rights and nothing else. I continued to express my rights through some writings such as Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Two Treaties of Civil Government, and a Letter Concerning Toleration. I will fight for my beliefs because I have faith in the their meaning, and until the day I die I will continue to preach my ideas.