John Locke, commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism, was born in 1632 in England. His ideas on equality, individual rights and the role of the state influenced many thinkers and scholars including Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, and the American revolutionaries. Watch this video to learn more, and visit EssentialJohnLocke.org. | The Fraser Institute

Among John Locke's most revolutionary insights is that all people were created equal, and all had the same right to pursue self-preservation and happiness. A common view today, this was a revolutionary idea in Locke's time because it challenged the view at the time that there existed a natural hierarchy of people. Ultimately Locke's insights on freedom and rights laid the foundation for societies based on equal rights for all people. Watch this video to learn more, and visit EssentialJohnLocke.o