Locke refers to the philosophy of the Bible in reasoning his statement on property. God gave us the fruits of the land for a purpose, he insists, therefore we have a natural right to obtain these riches as man collectively benefits from this. Noting this, however, Locke also suggests that this right must be limited to the necessities of each man. When speaking of the Americans in that time, Locke states, "Now of those good things which nature hath provided in common, every one had a right...
