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John Locke

Philosopher

English philosopher, father of liberalism and theorist of natural rights.

«Life, liberty and property are rights no government may violate.»

In short

On the traditional scale, John Locke sits in the center-right camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “market”; state: fairly towards “liberty”; society: slightly towards “tradition”; religion: slightly towards “religion”. On sovereignty, foreign policy, democracy, method and immigration it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is minarchism (95%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

MinarchismThe Night Watchman95%Populist libertarianismThe Anti-Establishment92%Classical liberalismThe Rule Keeper91%

Closest parties in Europe

KokoomusFinland88%KeskustaFinland85%Independent IrelandIreland85%Freie Demokratische ParteiGermany84%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.