Two Treatises of Government

A summary of the Two Treatises of Government is that there are two treatises. The First Treatise is a criticism of Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha, which argues in support of the divine right of kings. I think, Filmer cannot be correct because his theory holds that every man is born a slave to the natural born kings. I refused to accept such a theory because of his belief in reason and in the ability of every man to virtuously govern himself according to God’s law. The Second Treatise is my proposed solution to the political upheaval in England and in other modern countries. The text laid the foundation for modern forms of democracy and for the Constitution of the United States.