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__Puritans__ // Theme: Diffusion of new intellectual concepts among different social groups: John Locke -1690 // // John Locke was a extremely intellectual philosopher and created new forms of adequate government that would be introduced to the public and society as a whole. One of these developments was his Second Treatise of Civil Government which stated the government’s role in protecting the people’s general rights such as liberty, freedom, and property. His new intellectualism toward political matters was then dispersed throughout society and due to its vast affect on all social groups, all social groups were prompted to acquire Locke`s new concepts and approach government matters with new ideology. //  __Www.prometheus books.com __. 3 Mar. 2001. 15 Apr. 2009 >.  Mckay, John P., Bennett D. Hill, and John Buckler. __A History of Western society__. 7th ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003.