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Thomas Jefferson wrote about unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence. The idea was adapted from the philosophy of John Locke.
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No he did not he was a Federalist, The Anti-Federalist wanted the Bill of Rights
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John Locke
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People have unalienable rights
People have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
The idea of unalienable rights comes from philosopher John Locke who referred to them as "natural rights." These rights are seen as inherent to every individual and cannot be taken away by any government or authority.
John Locke's ideas of government deriving from the consent of the governed is at the center of the Declaration of Independence, as is the idea of the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property. The Founding Fathers saw much wisdom in Locke's ideas about limited government power.
The English philosopher who expressed the idea of unalienable rights was John Locke. He believed in the natural rights of life, liberty, and property that individuals possess by virtue of their humanity, which influenced the development of the concept of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence.