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Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration. He drafted his ideas from John Locke.
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The ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independance.
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Thomas Jefferson borrowed heavily from Enlightenment philosophers, particularly John Locke, whose concepts of natural rights and the social contract influenced the Declaration of Independence. Locke's idea that individuals have the right to life, liberty, and property is reflected in Jefferson's assertion of "unalienable Rights" to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Additionally, Jefferson drew from various political and philosophical traditions, incorporating ideas from figures like Montesquieu and the English common law tradition.
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Two of Thomas Jefferson's ideas were also John Locke's ideas (life and liberty), and the other one was pursuit of happiness. He wrote this instead of "property", because he didn't want to plagiarize what John Locke wrote.