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John Locke

The father of classical liberalism, Locke grounded the natural rights to life, liberty, and property and government limited by consent and the separation of powers, inspiring the modern liberal revolutions.

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Center
Closest Ideology
Liberal Centrism
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Montesquieu
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1632–1704
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal51.2%
    Unitary48.8%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy76.2%
    Autocracy23.8%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Liberty
    Security30%
    Liberty70%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation41.2%
    Multicultural58.8%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force45%
    Negotiation55%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention55%
    Interventionist45%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public31.2%
    Private68.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · Markets
    State direction31.2%
    Markets68.8%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism42.5%
    Free trade57.5%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Religious
    Secular42.5%
    Religious57.5%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive42.5%
    Traditionalist57.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration52.5%
    Ecologist47.5%

What distinguishes John Locke

Largest median distance

Economic coordination

This position is 30.1 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 61% State directionJohn Locke 31% State direction

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Conflict resolution

This position is 1.2 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 46% Military forceJohn Locke 45% Military force

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.