Locke and Rousseau were two philosophers who both wrote about human nature. Both philosophers agreed that before civilized man began to govern himself, man existed in a state of nature. These philosophers recognized that people develop a social contract within their society. Even though Locke and Rousseau each had different views on what exactly the social contract is and how it is established, they both agreed that certain freedoms had been surrendered for society's protection and that the government has definite responsibilities to its citizens. They both agreed that before men came to govern themselves, they all existed in a state of nature. The state of nature is the condition men were in before political government came into existence, and what society would be if there was no government.

John Locke was born at Wrington, Somerset, on August 29, 1932. He had attended the University of Oxford. Locke had spent his boyhood in Beluton, near the village of Pensford. John Locke was an Oxford scholar, medical researcher and physician, politician, and economist. John Locke was the man who presented the idea of separati

Locke stated that if people receive any kind of benefit from the government then he has to agree to the laws of the government. Rousseau maintains that no one really loses any freedom. Preamble states " Government is like a social contract among people who agree to allow themselves to be regulated and taxed in exchange for protection for their lives and property."

Locke also believed in private property, but the way I see it is if a person takes some land from nature that was created by God and clears it, tills and plants crops, then it becomes his personal property. You have to give up something to have private property because if you want it protected, you will have to give up your freedom to be under the protection of the government so no one can take it from you. This brought about the 2nd amendment that protects the right to own guns.

Even though both Locke and Rousseau agreed that man is free naturally, Locke argued that the state of nature lacked impartial judges, precise laws, and sufficient power to uphold moral. It is from this that the 4th amendment was written. This protects the people from the government improperly taking property, papers,

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