The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration
John Locke (1632-1704) wrote "Second Treatise of Government" in 1690. This was a major political philosophical source for the Founding Fathers when they signed the "Declaration of Independence" and formed a new government.
This is a deluded generation, veiled in ignorance, that though popery and slavery be riding in upon them, do not perceive it; though I am sure that there was no man born marked by God above another; for none comes into this world with a saddle on his back, neither any booted and spurred to ride him ...