The passage below is from the writings of John Locke.
The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it, . . . and reason, which is that law, teaches all mankind . . . that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in life, health, liberty or possessions.
Source: John Locke, An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government, II, Section 6
Based on this passage, what did Locke mean by the “law of nature”?