Locke State

• Locke believed that the true state would be created by mankind to serve its interests and would arise from the consent of those it governed
• Locke believed that the state of nature was underpinned by natural laws, natural liberties and natural rights
• Locke believed that the modern state was designed to improve on a tolerable situation by resolving disputes more efficiently than in the state of nature
• Locke's ideal state would embody the principle that its citizens had voluntarily consented to accept the state's ruling in return for protecting their liberty - Social contract theory

  Ensuring individuals are not worse off than they were in the state of nature