According to John Locke,what is the chief function of government?

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Locke believed that the primary purpose of government is to protect the natural rights of human beings (moral rights that are in Locke's view granted to all human beings directly by God). Such a government would not have absolute power over its citizens, since its function would be to enforce the rights of its citizens. The government, as well as other people, must respect natural rights.

According to John Locke,what Is the Chief Function of Government