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    • He argued that governments exist to protect these rights and must derive their power from the people they govern.
    • The government has no authority over an individual unless they give their consent.
    • Governments can only legitimately exercise power if they act on behalf of the people they represent.
    • Individuals have natural rights that must be protected by the state.
    • John Locke believed that governments exist solely to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
    • Liberals argue that the role of the state is to ensure equality of opportunity rather than equality of outcome.
    • Laissez-Faire Capitalism - The belief that the economy works best when left alone by the government
    • According to Mill, the purpose of government is to prevent harm to others rather than promoting social welfare.
    • The government's role is limited to protecting individual freedom and preventing harm to other people or their property.
    • Limited Government Intervention - The belief that the government's role is to maintain law and order, defend national security, and promote social welfare through minimal regulation and taxation
    • The State has no business interfering with an individual's actions unless they cause harm to another person or society as a whole.
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