Answer: John Locke was perhaps the foremost philosopher of the Enlightenment. He believed that a government was legitimate only if the people it ruled consented to its authority. He also believed the government should protect the natural rights of citizens and that all individuals should be equal under the law.
Facts about John locke: John Locke FRS was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism".
Born: August 29, 1632, Wrington, United Kingdom
Died: October 28, 1704, High Laver, United Kingdom
Nationality: English
Influenced by: Thomas Hobbes, René Descartes, Aristotle, Plato, Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, More
Parents: Agnes Keene, John Locke
Siblings: Thomas Locke, Peter Locke
