Although not specific, it is clear that the Founding Fathers inspiration for rebellion and abolition came from John Locke. ... In Locke's Second Treatise of Government, he presents that property is essential to human liberty and how society is needed to protect that property. ... John Locke extends the role of the state of nature into the idea of property. ... In order to protect man's property, Locke stated that it is important for a civil society to be developed. ... When Jefferson made his list of facts concerning the king's oppression of the states, it is clear that the ...

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