In Part 6 of our John Locke Series, we uncover the idea that changed the world, the principle that no government has the right to tax, rule, or legislate without the consent of the people.

“No taxation without representation.”

It’s one of the most famous political slogans in history, but long before it fueled revolutions in America and France, it began in the mind of a 17th-century philosopher: John Locke. For Locke, property wasn’t just land or wealth. It was the natural extension of human labor, liberty, and life itself.

But Locke also warned that when rulers use law to take property without consent, they destroy the very purpose of government, and people have a right to resist. In this episode, we explore:
• Locke’s revolutionary theory of property and ownership
• How taxation without consent violates the social contract
• The moral and political limits of legislative power
• How Locke’s ideas inspired modern constitutional democracy

His “dangerous idea” didn’t stay in books — it became the spark for revolutions that redefined power, freedom, and law.

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In Part 5 of our John Locke Series, we explore one of the most influential principles in modern political thought: Limited Government and the Separation of Powers.

For Locke, political authority was not absolute. Government existed only to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property, and any power beyond that was illegitimate. To preserve freedom, power had to be divided — between those who make laws and those who enforce them — creating internal checks that prevent tyranny.

In this episode, we unpack:
• Why Locke rejected absolute sovereignty and divine authority
• How his model of limited power became the foundation of constitutional government
• The influence of Locke’s ideas on Montesquieu and modern democracies
• Why separation of powers remains essential to protecting liberty today

Locke’s vision reshaped the world, from the English Bill of Rights to the American and French Revolutions, and continues to define what legitimate government means in the modern age.

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In Part 4 of our John Locke Series, we explore how individual consent becomes collective power, how people, once free and equal in the state of nature, unite to form a political society through the social contract.

For Locke, this contract is not a surrender to authority, as Hobbes imagined, but a mutual agreement among free individuals to create a government that protects their life, liberty, and property. The purpose of government is not domination, but preservation, and when rulers break that trust, the contract dissolves.

In this episode, we examine:
• How Locke’s social contract differs from Hobbes’ idea of submission to the Leviathan
• Why people choose to form societies and governments
• The meaning of political legitimacy and collective will
• How Locke’s ideas shaped modern constitutional democracy

Locke’s vision of political society remains the foundation of modern political thought, reminding us that government exists for the people, not the other way around.

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