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title: "According to John Locke, why do people form government?"  
description: "According to John Locke, why do people form government?"  
author: "Howard fuller"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42336/according-to-john-locke-why-do-people-form-government  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# According to John Locke, why do people form government?

[According to John](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41079/according-to-john-lock-what-do-people-give-up-when-they-enter-into-a-society) Locke, why do [people](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2295/more-people-need-to-monitor-this-crucial-metric-for-heart-health) form [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government)?\
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