# John Locke: A Leveller Connection? **URL:** **By** George H. Smith **Published:** May 16, 2018 --- Smith examines and criticizes Richard Ashcraft’s arguments that Locke was significantly influenced by the Levellers. Smith examines and criticizes Richard Ashcraft’s arguments that Locke was significantly influenced by the Levellers. [Originally published in essay form on December 18, 2015.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/john-locke-leveller-connection)