Locke’s Limited Government Theory And Its Modern Value

John Locke (1632-1704)， the founder of the modern Western liberal thought.He first to the limited government systematically， has exerted a far-reachinginfluence in the history of Western political thought.To reflect the writings of Locke’stheory of government was undoubtedly the "Two Treatises of Government"， whichbrings together the main political philosophy of Locke.Locke. It not only caused Rockto become a master of classical liberalism，but also created the political system of thewest towards constitutionalism culture. Locke’s Treatises of Government"Government come from the assignment of rights， the purpose of government is toprotect individual property rights， political power need to limit the idea”for limitedgovernment provides substantial theoretical basis， but also the right of access timesvarious national government reform has certain implications. First results in theintroduction part on research the Lockerbie limited government thought werereviewed briefly discusses the implications of Locke’s political ideology ofcontemporary China， leads to limited government study theoretical and practicalvalue. The body of the thesis is divided into three parts:Part I: This part mainly discussed Locke thought traceability of limitedgovernment， a theory put forward there must be a specific reason， to be discussedfrom the background of the times and the theoretical basics， provide valuable basisfor in-depth understanding of the theory of limited government.Part II: This part interpretation of Government to elaborate the content andviewpoint of the Lockerbie’s limited government， Locke on government power torestrictions imposed by the need to appeal， limited government internalconfiguration constraints mode of external constraints and government powerconservative， etc. are discussed. Limit the power of the government at the sametime， you should also prompt the weak government of limited government is notpower is tightly restricted， the Government should retain the necessary powers inorder to effectively play the function of the government for the welfare of the public.Through in-depth interpretation of limited government content， to arrive atconclusions， the power of the government should be limited and also keeonecessary functions. That is the Lockerbie’s nature of the limited government demands.Part III: Locke limited government thinking to make a brief review of thefunction of our government practice of reform， to fully exploit the beneficialingredients of the theory of limited government， focusing on extraction national ruleof law and the limitation of government power thought of building a socialistgovernment under the rule of law and services oriented government to providetheoretical guidance and value basis.