[Rockingham]

Locke provided philosophical underpinnings for religious tolerance, the right to revolution, the separation of powers, and the theory of republican government. Locke was thereby an important influence on the American Revolution and the Constitution. Locke is correctly regarded as a founder of classical liberalism.

It should be kept in mind that American conservatism and the right wing of the modern British Tory Party incorporate and carry on the ideas of classical liberalism -- limited, representative government, free markets, and individual liberty. Burke in his time was described as a liberal, meaning liberal in the classical sense.

In contrast, modern American liberalism negates classical liberalism through its advocacy of socialism and radical egalitarianism. Locke would utter reject those ideas and the modern liberal belief that human nature is pliable and can be transformed for the better.

[madmominct]

Thank you! Just downloaded Kirk’s book - “The Conservative Mind” and listening to it now...:)