John Locke had his own views on many of the major Enlightenment ideas. He firmly believed in natural law: that man has a right to life, liberty, and property. He believed that man had to make a "social contract" which governed morality and how to live. He had firm beliefs about government. He thought that government had a duty to the people whom they governed. That if the people felt as though the government was …
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…government were very important during the enlightenment age. He had theories on constitutional monarchy and the separation of church and state. His theories on government are still accepted to this day. John Locke's theories on government played a key role in the American Revolution. His theory about government, natural law and a duty to the governed, let the colonist, in their minds, defend the revolution. His ideas helped the continental congress to create the constitution.