1) The Two Treatises of Government was written by John Locke in 1690 to justify the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and refute the arguments of Robert Filmer. 2) Locke argues that all people are born equal in a state of nature and that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed, not from divine right. 3) Locke outlines a theory of civil government where legislative, executive, and judicial powers are separated for accountability and the protection of individual rights and property.