As human beings we are constantly at war with each other, because we believe we are doing well. This common misunderstanding leads to a war of all against all and creates pandemonium. As a result, we create governments to maintain control. Obviously there is no perfect government, and there will never be a perfect government. However, there are some methods of government that come extremely close to achieving ideal government. John Locke offers a way of governing that, in my opinion, comes remarkably close to creating flawless government. John Locke builds a government that is controlled by the will of the people, which can easily be abolished if it is not committed to protecting the fundamental rights of the people. For John Locke, to create a nearly flawless form of government we must imagine a world without government. Without government we will retreat to 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, “man's natural liberty is to be free from all superior power on earth, and not to submit to the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature as his government” (Dolling) . So the law of nature governs the state of nature and protects our fundamental rights. Furthermore, the execution of the law of nature is placed in the hands of every man. According to the law of nature every man has the right to punish another for any evil committed against the law of nature. Although man has the ability to freely do what he wants while under the law of nature, his rights would unfortunately not be protected... middle of the paper... w that property should belong to whoever has ownership power to own it. The main general criticism against Locke is that he is wishful thinking rather than a critical thinker. Every time I look at John Locke's political outlook, it amazes me that he was able to see government the way he did because he grew up in the Renaissance. During the Renaissance period people were not interested in protecting property; their focus was on their position in the hierarchical social ladder. So it amazes me that his political views so closely resemble a premature form of democracy. John Locke understood that in a government there must be a sovereign authority, but he realized that the sovereign authority should not have absolute power. With this in mind, John Locke constructed a blueprint for a government that would provide for and secure life, liberty, and property...