Two Tracts on Government

Two Tracts on Government is a work of political philosophy written from 1660 to 1662 by John Locke. It remained unpublished until 1967, 263 years following the death of Locke in 1704. It bears a similar name to a later, more famous, political philosophy work by Locke, namely Two Treatises of Government. The two works, however, have very different positions.

The book supports authoritarian policies in matters of religious worship, and it was largely written as a refutation to Edward Bagshaw's ideas about religious toleration. Later in life, Locke embraced liberal and anti-authoritarian views.