... liberty to chose what form of government it pleases, and that the power which any one man hath over others was at the first by human right bestowed according to the discretion of the multitude"1 is destructive. Such a ludicrous idea comes from Catholicism and is in direct conflict with the true origins of government as described in the Holy Scriptures - Bible. Locke however did not reject religious foundation but rejected the Biblical account of the origin of political power. Rather Monk considers Locke's politics as one based on the moral relationship between God and man. The book of Ephesians (2:10) says we are God's workmanship and in Locke's view his property. Furthermore, we are all equal in the eyes of God and there ought not to be any discrimination and subordination amongst us. For Locke, the basic moral law of nature is "to preserve ourselves" and as long ...

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