What did John Locke think would happen without government?

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Locke thought that nobody's natural rights would be protected without government and if there was no government, everyone would go back to the state of nature before Locke decided to create a government.

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Yes, Locke believed in a social contract between government and citizens. Citizens agree to be governed in return for their rights being safeguarded.

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Without government Locke thought that the country would fall in a state of nature, a state of nature mean the lives of people would fall back into when societies came into existence. The stronger people would take advantage of the weaker people out of self interest but the weaker would group together to take advantage of the stronger.

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