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This Day in Legal History: John Locke Born
On August 29, 1632, John Locke was born in Wrington, England. A foundational figure in political philosophy, Locke’s ideas on government, natural rights, and property would come to shape the ideological core of liberal democracies. His “Two Treatises of Government” advanced the notion that legitimate governments are founded on the consent of the governed and exist to protect life, liberty, and property. Locke’s theory of property, rooted in the idea that individuals gain ownership by mixing their labor with natural resources, would have lasting…
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