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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.