John Locke's Theories Of Equality

John Locke was a supporter of equal rights within a governed society. He supported the natural rights of man which he defined as the right to life, liberty, and property. Locke believed that a government’s purpose is to secure these rights for its people.
Locke was a social contract theorist, he believed that the good of a government relies on the citizens agreeing with what the government is doing, so a level of equality between the two. Locke’s view of equality was not limited to the government though. He also promoted religious toleration, with the exception of atheism. As long as you believed in some form of God Locke thought you should be tolerated by all others who also believed in God, but once you were a non-believer Locke thought you