As human beings, we are constantly at war with each other, because we think everything is fine. This widespread misconception leads to a war of all against all and creates chaos. As a result, we create governments to maintain control. It is obvious that there is no perfect government, and there never will be a perfect government. However, some methods of government come extremely close to achieving an ideal government. John Locke proposes a way of governing that, in my opinion, comes remarkably close to creating flawless government. John Locke builds a government controlled by the will of the people, which can easily be abolished if it fails to protect the basic rights of the people. For John Locke, in order to create a near-perfect form of government, we must imagine a world without government. Without government we will retreat into the state in which all men naturally find themselves, which Locke calls the state of nature. In the state of nature, men would feel completely free and would not have to depend on any other man. Furthermore, “the natural freedom of man is to be free from every higher power on earth and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature to govern” (Dolling). Thus, the law of nature governs the state of nature and protects our fundamental rights. Furthermore, the execution of the laws of nature is entrusted to each person. According to the law of nature, every man has the right to punish others for any evil he commits against the law of nature. Although man has the ability to freely do whatever he wants under the law of nature, his rights would unfortunately not be protected...... middle of paper ...... w this property should belong to anyone who has the power. power to possess it. The main overall criticism of Locke is that he is a wishful thinker rather than a critical thinker. Every time I look at John Locke's political views, it surprises me that he was able to view government the same way because he grew up in the Renaissance. In the Renaissance era, people were not interested in protecting property; they focused on their position on the hierarchical social ladder. So the fact that his political views so closely resemble a premature form of democracy amazes me. John Locke understood that in a government there must be sovereign authority, but he realized that sovereign authority should not have absolute power. It was in this spirit that John Locke developed the plan for a government which would ensure the continuation and security of life, liberty and property..