Question

locke's arguments were used in the eightheenth century to

Answer 1

John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher who believed people had certain NATURAL rights:
-- Life
-- Liberty
-- Property

He believed that government needs to:
1) protect these rights
2) have the "consent of the governed"
3) be overthrown if they do not protect these rights

He thought:
there should be no "Divine right"
Man is not evil

Most importantly:
Influenced the Declaration of Independence***
Influenced the 'philosophes' ***