WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Locke’s idea that the rights to life, liberty, and property are natural rights that precede the establishment of civil society influenced the American Revolution and modern liberalism more generally.

Detailed explanation-2: -The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature for his rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first person credited with developing a comprehensive theory of human rights was British philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). Locke wrote that people form societies, and societies establish governments, in order to assure the enjoyment of “natural” rights.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like Hobbes, Locke believed in a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

Detailed explanation-5: -What does Locke mean by state of nature? Locke believed that the state of nature was a condition where humans, despite being independent and equal respected the laws of nature. He believed that the state of nature was a peaceful existence.