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📘 A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke

First published in 1689, John Locke’s *A Letter Concerning Toleration* was initially issued in Latin and quickly translated into other languages. Addressed to an anonymous "Honored Sir"—actually Locke’s friend Philipp van Limborch who circulated the letter without Locke’s permission—the work responds to the threat of Catholic influence in England. Locke proposes that religious toleration is the solution to the conflict between religion and government, laying a foundational argument for the separation of church and state.

First publish date: 1689

Genre: Politics & Government/Political Theory

Authors: John Locke

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