The cornerstone of John Locke's political theory is based on consensus between the people and the government in power, for without consensus society reverts to a state of perpetual chaos, just as the Egyptian revolution of 2011. On January 25, 2011, the Egyptian people felt that Hosni Mubarak, the president of Egypt at the time, did not have the country's interests at heart and, in a long-overdue decision, decided to overthrow the his regime. You can't say they didn't expect it because the signs were all there: police brutality, poverty and corruption were just some of the many reasons behind the upheaval. The people wanted a democracy, because the government of the time did not maintain their natural rights; life, liberty and property. This goes along with John Locke's belief that a rebellion will occur when a government violates an individual's rights. Locke said that “men being, as has been said, by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one can be put out of this state, and subjected to the political power of another, without his consent.” In this case, Hosni Muburak lost the required consent when the inhabitants of Egypt felt they were living a lifestyle full of violations