John Locke grounds government in the consent of the governed, arguing that legitimate political power exists only to protect life, liberty, and property, and that a government which violates that trust can be justly overthrown.
Books mentioned in Second Treatise of Government (1)
Observations on Hobbes, Milton, &c. by Robert Filmer: “I have nothing more, but to advertise the reader, that Observations stands for Observations on Hobbs, Milton, &c.”