Locke argued that equality and freedom within the bound of law are two of the most important principles of government, which I agree. I think the pursuits of equality and freedom are universal, especially the pursuit of equality. The philosophical backbone of republics and democracy is the concept of equality because both of them emphasize the will of the people. Communism, which is popular in many developing countries, also stems from the idea of everybody being equal.
Locke hypothesized that the incentive to form a civic society is