Private property can be many things, from your house to the pencil you use to write notes. It is your property and no one should be able to take it away from you. When it came to wanting to treat people fairly and equally, Marx had some ideas that could still be used today. Although Locke and Marx are similar in that they want fairness to be the focus of government, they differ in how they believe in their government. Locke views government with optimism while Marx only has condescending views revolving around it. In his writings, Karl Marx refutes many of John Locke's views and perceptions about private property, government, and work and how they affect society. Body Paragraph 1¥ First I would like to talk about Marx's view that there is a hierarchy of rights and the one at the top is property¥ Then I would give some examples as to why I believe this is wrong¥ Then I would talk about how Marx's view Locke makes more sense because he doesn't just talk about how people will want to screw each other but instead we take enough and share the rest¥ Then I would conclude which argument was stronger and why¥ Then a transition sentence Body Paragraph