IntroductionJohn Locke (1632-1704) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) are two important thinkers of liberty in modern political thought. They revolutionized the idea of ​​human freedom in their time and went on to influence many political thinkers. Although their important book on human liberty, John Locke's The Second Treatise of Government (1689) and John Mill's On Liberty (1859), are separated by 170 years, some scholars believe they belong to the same conceptual tradition, English liberalism. In this essay, I will elaborate on John Locke and John Stuart Mill's views on human freedom and attempt to find the difference between their concept of human freedom despite their similar liberal tradition. Historical Context Locke and Mill's understanding or freedom is very much related to the social and cultural condition of their time. Locke and Mill are separated by almost two centuries of English history, and each society from a different historical context despite a similar region has its own problems that require different treatment and solution. In this sense, Locke and Mill's conception of freedom cannot be separated from the society in which they live, because their works were an attempt to find solutions to the societal problems of their time. Locke was born in Somerset, England, to a wealthy background. make family. During this time, there was a small class of people, the aristocracy, who owned and controlled the vast majority of land, resources, military power, and wealth. Even though he comes from a wealthy family, Locke saw that there was an injustice in this situation. Those who had no family had to work as peasants and no longer controlled their own lives, but lived, worked and died at the whims of others. ...... middle of paper ......ple of their happiness.References1.Works CitedBishop, Philip Schuyler. Three theories of individualism. Diss. University of South Florida, 2007.2. Bullock, Alan and Maurice Shock, eds. The liberal tradition: from Fox to Keynes. Clarendon Press, 1967.3. Gooch, George Peabody. Political Thought in England: From Bacon to Halifax. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977.4. Locke, John. “1980”. Second treaty of government. CB Macpherson, ed. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, (1690).5. Mill, John Stuart. “2001.” On Freedom. Ontario: Batoche Books (1859).6. Mill, John Stuart. “2009.” Utilitarianism. Floating Press (1859).7. Mokyr, Joel. The lever of wealth: technological creativity and economic progress. Oxford University Press, 1990.8. Wright, John Samuel Fletcher. Liberty in the key works of John Locke and John Stuart Mill. Thesis Deakin University, 1995.