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No role. The Declaration was a letter to the king explaining why they were declaring independence.
It introduced American thinkers to the idea that they needed to protect certain God-given privileges the British were denying them
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The principles of life, liberty, and property greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence. The document asserts that all individuals have a right to life and liberty, and that governments are formed to protect these rights. The concept of property is also indirectly addressed, as the Declaration highlights the right to pursue happiness, which includes the protection of one's property. Thus, these principles underpin the ideas of individual rights and limited government in the Declaration.
Thomas Jefferson was the man who wrote these words on the Declaration of Independence. However, this was derived from John Locke's ideas of "life, liberty, and property". Property meant a man's estate.
No role. The Declaration was a letter to the king explaining why they were declaring independence.
It introduced American thinkers to the idea that they needed to protect certain God-given privileges the British were denying them
The concept of natural rights is central to the Declaration of Independence and Social Contract Theory. This concept means that every person is born with certain rights that are not governed by law and can never be taken away.
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Because it is a great concept
The concept of Communism did not exist when the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776.While socialism existed in theoretical form at the time of the Declaration of Independence; Communism was developed by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels in the 1840's.
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Locke's "Treatise on Government" espoused the principle that governments exist to serve the governed, which was the central principle of the Declaration of Independence.
This was not influenced by Ape's.
Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke influenced Britain and America's rights promises through their ideas on individual rights, freedom of speech, and the social contract theory. Locke's concept of natural rights and government by consent influenced the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Voltaire and Rousseau's writings on freedom of thought and expression influenced ideas of religious tolerance and free speech in both countries.
The Declaration of Independence was inspired by Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, who introduced the concept of natural rights and the idea that governments should be based on the consent of the governed. Other influences include the writings of Thomas Paine and the experiences of the American colonists as they sought to break free from British rule.
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