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discusses the fact that although almost a century separated John
Locke’s writing from the creation of the British colonists
“declaration of independence,” the Revolutionary War, and the
ultimate development of the United States’ constitution, the
thinking of John Locke (1632-1704) played an important role in
the mindset of Americans in its earliest years. As a result, his
thinking can also be seen in the structure of the U.S.
Constitution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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the power of individual state constitutions and legislative excess. Bibliography lists 5 sources. BWconloc.wps Philosophy of Locke and the American System
of Government for - March 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction
John Locke (1632-1704), the English philosopher believed that government is a trust of the individual. The purpose of that trust is the security of the individuals person and property,
and, perhaps most importantly, that individual has the right to withdraw his or her confidence in the ruling government when the government fails in its task. Many of Lockes political
ideas, such as those relating to natural rights, property rights, the duty of the government to protect these rights, and the rule of the majority, were later embodied in the
American Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and democratically-based constitutions in nations around the world. Locke and the Separation of Church and State Locke opens his "Letter Concerning Toleration" by
noting: "I must needs answer you freely that I esteem that toleration to be the chief characteristic mark of the true Church. For whatsoever some people boast of the
antiquity of places and names, or of the pomp of their outward worship; others, of the reformation of their discipline; all, of the orthodoxy of their faith - for everyone
is orthodox to himself - these things, and all others of this nature, are much rather marks of men striving for power and empire over one another than of the
Church of Christ" (/jl/tolerati.htm). Throughout the letter, he liberally sprinkles Bible verses in support of his position that a true Christian does not concern him/herself with the correction and
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