# What Natural Rights and Liberty means in Two Treatises of Government

> Locke argues that all men are born free and equal, possessing natural rights to life, liberty, and property, which government must protect and cannot arbitrarily violate.

## Explanation

Locke argues that all men are born free and equal, possessing natural rights to life, liberty, and property, which government must protect and cannot arbitrarily violate.

Locke implicitly argues for natural rights and liberty by denying that any man is born into subjection to an absolute monarch.

Locke asserts the natural liberty and equality of mankind, directly opposing Filmer's claim that no man is born free.

Locke counters Filmer's claim that 'men are not naturally free' by asserting that governments are formed by the consent of men using their reason to unite into society, implying a natural state of freedom.

Locke defends the possibility of natural freedom of mankind, arguing it does not contradict Adam's creation.

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