In the summer of 1704, English philosopher John Locke began writing a ... In this acrimonious climate, Locke’s plea for political equality for Catholics was remarkably egalitarian.

Arguably no philosopher had a greater influence on America’s founding than John Locke, says Joseph Loconte ... civic application of the golden rule: equal justice under the law.

John Locke (1632-1704) 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” ...