Question

Where does locke’s two treatises of government say that governments get their start?

Answer 1

Answer:

From the state of nature.

Explanation:

• In John Locke's 'Two Treatise of Government', he wrote the state of nature is the basis of how governments emerged. In his state of nature, there is a law that governs us all. It is the law of reason.
• It is through this law that humans started to understand the need of an authority to govern them all and to protect their interests.
• Subsequently, this authority became into a legitimate government in time.
• John Locke firmly believed that every man can lively freely and equally based on reason and not under the authority of any superior king or man.