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It means all people have the same rights. Regardless of sex, religion, or race, appearance and/or any other factor. We all have the same rights, and none have more.
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∙ 15y agoYou are attributing a phrase from the Declaration of Independence to john Locke. He never used those words. Either way, Locke's idea of equality was an equality of opportunity. On the other hand, Rousseau (another social contract theorist) would say equality means equality of outcome.
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What does John Locke mean by saying what worries you masters you?
you are sicko retard
What The declaration of independence says all men are created equal endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.'' what does this mean?
What The declaration of independence says all men are created equal endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.'' what does this mean?
When thomas jefferswon wrote in the declaration of the independence that all men are created equal to whom was he most likely referring?
He wrote just what he meant that " men" were created equal. This didn't mean slaves or women.
The Declaration of Independence clearly reflects the ideas of?
The Declaration of Independence is a document based on the beliefs of the founding fathers and was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson. Enlightenment? At that time, the colonists were pretty fed up with taxation without representation, had been influenced by the writings of Thomas Paine...in particular "Common Sense"....and were already involved in the American Revolutionary War. If you mean enlightenment ideas of one person in particular, the main man was definitely Thomas Jefferson....Virginia gentleman.
What does consent of the governed mean as written in the declaration of independence?
"Consent of the governed" is a political theory stating that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is, or ought to be, derived from the people or society over which that power is exercised. This theory of "consent" is historically contrasted to the divine right of kings and has often been invoked against the legitimacy of colonialism. Following John Locke's notion of a nation of "free and equal" citizens, the Founders of the United States believed that consent of the governed was the only legitimate basis upon which one "free and equal" citizen could exercise legal authority over another -- otherwise neither equal could overcome the other.
What does WWJLD mean?
What Would John Locke Do
Was john Locke?
Did you mean Who was john Locke? John Locke was an English philosopher, he believed that people had their own rights. The natural rights are rights to liberty, life, and personal property. natural rights- rights that the government cannot take from them
Was was John Locke?
Did you mean Who was John Locke? John Locke was an English philosopher, he believed that people had their own rights. The natural rights are rights to liberty, life, and personal property. natural rights- rights that the government cannot take from them
What does John Locke mean by saying what worries you masters you?
you are sicko retard
What is John Locke concept about Tabula rasa?
john locke concept tabula rasa mean a child is born with blank mind - neither good or bad and it is called blank sheet.
What does john Locke mean when he says that all men are naturally in a state of perfect freedom?
John Locke's statement means that every man has freedom as long as it stays within the confines of the law
What did john locke mean by social contract?
John Locke suggested the idea of the social contract. The idea is that citizens of a country are willing to give up some of their personal freedom in order to receive the protection of the government.
What is the difference in worldview between John Locke and Thomas Hobbes?
john Locke said that peoplee were good, and that we should have natural rights such as "life, liberty, and property".and thomas hobbes thought all people were cruel, and mean people.John Locke favored Democracy, will Thomas Hobbles favored Mercantilism.
If men created equal does that mean women are created equal?
The quotation uses the term "Man" to mean "Mankind" - or human beings. Yes, women and men are all created equal.
John Locke said Every man has a property in his own person This nobody has any rights to but himself What does that mean?
locke,an english philosopher , beleived that all people have natural rights the awnser ( is the natural rights of people )
What did they use to write the declaration of independence?
Physically, they used a quill pen. If you mean what was their inspiration, then it was philosophers John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Montesquieu.
What does Locke mean by the original agreement?
Locke's use of the term original agreement is the same as the social contract.
