Richard Hooke, regarded by Strauss as a master of Locke and a saint of the Episcopal Church, "stands out from the crowd because of his lofty feelings and rational sobriety;" Locke follows others and likes to call him a "clever prostitute". "Hooke's concept of natural rights is the concept of Thomas, and Thomas's concept can be traced back to Christian godfathers, who are disciples of Stoicism, that is, disciples of Socrates.