Locke’s essay “Two Treatises of Government” greatly affected the seventeenth century, for this essay brought forth the laws stating that societies form governments by a mutual agreement, and that when a king loses the consent of a governed, the society may remove him. During this time there was much tyranny happening, so Locke was proactive on doing something for the people. It also brought the upbringing of his definition of property, which became the foundation of Adam Smith’s capitalism and Karl Marx’s socialism. In 1689-1692 Locke argued that government should have a tolerance for religious beliefs. He trusted that they were not in a position to make decisions on what religion was “good” or not, because their beliefs may have or were different from
Locke’s essay “Two Treatises of Government” greatly affected the seventeenth century, for this essay brought forth the laws stating that societies form governments by a mutual agreement, and that when a king loses the consent of a governed, the society may remove him. During this time there was much tyranny happening, so Locke was proactive on doing something for the people. It also brought the upbringing of his definition of property, which became the foundation of Adam Smith’s capitalism and Karl Marx’s socialism. In 1689-1692 Locke argued that government should have a tolerance for religious beliefs. He trusted that they were not in a position to make decisions on what religion was “good” or not, because their beliefs may have or were different from