{"title":"John Locke (1632-1704)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTrained as physician and working as political advisor, Locke spent years exiled for opposing the Crown before writing philosophy that helped end divine-right monarchy. His anonymous 1689 \u003cem\u003eTwo Treatises of Government\u003c\/em\u003e argued that legitimate authority requires governed consent - revolutionary doctrine with direct impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eJefferson's \"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness\" paraphrases Locke's \"life, liberty, and property.\" Liberal democracy's foundational premise - that governments must respect individual rights - rests on Locke's articulation. 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