In the "Second Treatise Concerning Civil Government," he wrote about some of the core ideas that were used in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. ... Thomas Jefferson, who originally wrote the Declaration of Independence, respected John Locke immensely. ... There are many similarities between the Declaration of Independence and Locke's Second Treatise Concerning Civil Government. ... Essentially, the ideas of Locke are the same as the whole idea of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. ... Therefore, I would have to agree with both Locke and the Declaration of Inde...

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Democracy means that they can freely make the decisions about what is best for them: what policies to adopt and what taxes to pay. ... The American Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal." ... According to the Declaration of Independence, governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed. ...

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Ever since the Declaration of Independence, when America broke away from England, the concept of liberty followed inevitably. ... Thomas Paine preconceived America gaining independence from England. ... However, Paine does not include the downfalls that would result if America were to seek independence. ... He claims American independence is inevitable whereby he convinces those who were uncertain about rebelling. ... Douglass is an example of how men will come up with different versions of this concept for the sole purpose of bettering their lives and the lives they care about. ...

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During this time the Declaration of Independence followed by the U.S. ... Plato believed in Classical Conservation, that justice in our society has a "natural order" of things and in his book, The Republic, he goes into detail about how just like human organs, society has a harmony where all individuals play a key role and perform to their abilities. ... Democracy is about the people's right to representation and justice, which is key for the rights to free markets and protection of property....

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Even just isolating these tax and military problems as part the issues colonists were made to deal with there was essentially nothing they could do, the British legal system (referenced in the declaration of independence) was mock-enforced conveniently for the British agents so as they would receive little or no punishment leaving early Americans feeling as though justice has not been served but rather they were jerked off. ... The second continental congress met again in 1776 and wrote and signed the Declaration on Independence on the 4th of July that year marking its place in American histo...

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The first step, of course, in America's pursuit of democracy was the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ... The people of France overthrew the king, then set forth the "Declaration of the Rights of Man," which changed Locke's right to life, liberty and property to the right to "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression." ... These ideas, like the ones in the American Declaration of Independence, lended themselves to a partially democratic system where the powers of the king are limited and the people have some say in their government (Pious; Lefebvre). ... A repre...

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In the Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke speculated about how politics must confront the issue "of freedom the will of the individual"(Locke, 43) and how their freedom must be subject to "constant, certain, and known principals"(Locke, 44), so that when conflicts of justifying rights emerge the government will have a guide by which to reference their decision against. ... Hurston was warned about wearing religious tee-shirts in the workplace, while Judeo-Christians were permitted to express Judeo-Christian themes on their clothing"(Hurston v. ...

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When they perceive as (if they were) isolated individuals, their actions become both selfish and cowardly, for "as soon as each man gets to thinking about his personal danger, he becomes worthless and weak, his virtu vanishes; his actions begin to undermine the community and produce his isolation" Two crucial concepts are thus drawn regarding the citizen: that individual diversity is a necessity within the state, and that there must be an interactive dynamic and collaboration between its citizens. ...

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