A Letter Concerning Toleration

By John Locke

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Locke, an English exile in Holland, wrote this letter to his Dutch friend Philip von Limborch in 1685, and in it he called to an end to the oppression of people who held unorthodox religious beliefs.  The letter was published without Locke's permission after he returned to England following the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688. The letter was criticized for being radical. Locke wrote the letter in Latin, and it was translated by William Popple.