The American and French governments both chose to follow Locke's teachings in their declarations; America in The Declaration of Independence and France with The Declaration of the Rights of Man. ... Both declarations documents also display parallel ideal of Locke's natural rights in their arguments. ... However each country's revolutionary documents (America's Declaration of Independence and France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen) were created in rebellion against a tyrannical governments they were written to accomplish different goals. The Declar...

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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. ... The Second Treatise concerning Civil Government and the Declaration of Independence were both milestones for the whole idea of governments. ... Therefore, I would have to agree with both Locke and the Declaration of Independence. ...

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Thomas Jefferson explores the idea of happiness, from two different standpoints, in his opening remarks of the Declaration of Independence. ... It is therefore necessary to analyze the role that happiness plays in the Declaration of Independence. The first mention of happiness in the Declaration is in the first sentence of the second paragraph. ... Happiness appears again in the Declaration in regards to security. ... The two initial mentions of happiness in the Declaration of Independence present two types of responsibilities for the new government that Jefferson outlines. ...

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Although the colonies" rebellion and unique abolition of the imposing government was quite revolutionary, the idea of a liberal democratic state of free people was forged years before the Declaration of Independence was even signed. ... The state of nature and the pursuit of property are two of the main rationalizations for rebellion and independence from the king in the declaration. ... The founders very clearly used John Locke's discussion of the state of nature, property protection, and the necessity for rebellion when it came to writing the Declaration of Independence. ... The Decl...

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It influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the rights of man and of the Citizen. ... These rights are the basis that Thomas Jefferson made for our Declaration of Independence. ... This was a great success and created the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. ... It also influenced new Declarations, and Documents. It influenced The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and The Declaration of Independence. ...

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When looking at the Declaration of Independence and the ideas in it you can clearly see how much John Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson's work. ... The Declaration states that," to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them..." ... This is evident in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence when Thomas Jefferson states his beliefs on the equality of man and the natural rights we should all have. ... The Declaration stated that, "To secure these rights (Life, Liberty and the pursuit o...

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His ideas not only influenced later Enlightenment thinkers, but also America and France because you can see that these ideas were expressed in the American Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man. ... In conclusion, Locke and Voltaire made a great a great impact on many countries because through them they got the courage to fight for their rights to become free and two examples of this are France (French Constitution) and America (Declaration of Independence). ...

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Thomas Jefferson is best known for drafting the Declaration of Independence. ... The Declaration of Independence is seen as a culmination of Enlightenment ideas where he declared "it is the right of the people to create a new government.... One of the first steps to forming the United States was the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson and the foundation of the political party by James Madison. ...

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Paine fights that it would be best to get independence now before more problems come up. ... Paine believed that because of all these reasons it is important that America declares independence. ... Paine fights for America's independence. ... Paine believes the colonists should have their own independence because it is everyone's birth right. ... This book was published 6 months before the Declaration of Independence was signed and I'm sure it had a major impact of the declaration....

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After the independence of U.S.A., the Enlightenment also established the political system and idea of the capitalist countries. ... Equality means independence and free from salivary, which is a part of natural rights. ... All of these theories greatly inspired the colonial and semi-colonial people's struggle for national independence, especially in America. ... Second, the Enlightenment interpreted the independence of justice. ... The ideal of declaration directly quoted from the British philosopher John Locke's writings. ...

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The effects of the enlightenment are evident in American Literature, the founding of Georgia as a colony, as well as the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. ... In analyzing the writing of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, it can be noted that his work reflects the political thought of the time. ...

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Any tax would take their money and in turn their property which was their key to independence. ... "(17) Furthermore there was a another "principle forming the Americans mind that all men are created equal"(76) That declaration meant to the Americans that they should have the same independence as a nation as what others enjoyed and only have to pay taxes they levied therefore on themselves for their own benefit not the benefit of some far off guardian. ... Morgan here brings up a very good question or shall I say argument, "were the colonists sincere in their declarations of principle or were ...

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Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). ... He had helped the Americans in their conflict against Britain with his pamphlet Common Sense and possibly had also had a hand in writing the Declaration of Independence. ... " The crisis that happened was that he wanted America to separate from Britain for independence. ... The government responded to this as a great thing, because we were gaining independence from Britain, means we didn't have to get int...

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John Locke is one of most important Enlightenment philosophers throughout history because his philosophies are still used today . John Locke's philosophies were influenced by his life and work. His philosophies have many good ideas. Locke's philosophies also influenced political systems. John Locke'...

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The framers convened at the Philadelphia convention to remedy the defects of the Articles of Confederation and put into effect the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence. ... Black slaves constituted 1/3 of the population in southern states and the Constitution's failure to address the issue of slavery was a deception to the promises of the Declaration of Independence and the ideas of Locke. ...

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John Locke is one of the founders of "liberal" political philosophy, the philosophy of individual rights and limited government. This is the philosophy on which the American Constitution and all western political systems today are based. In the Second Treatise of Government, Locke's most important p...

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Cambridge instituted the Declaration on Consciousness, the new scientific standard for the neurological capabilities of nonhuman species, revealing that animals are far more intelligent than previously thought. ... Animals, which are more similar to man than different in terms of intelligence and consciousness, deserve the same protections and liberties manifested in some of the most historic and profound legal documents, such as the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United Nations' Universal Declaration on Rights (1948). ... After the institution of the groundbreaking Declaratio...

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"The most common related themes of freedom in todays society pertains to freedom of speech, freedom of press, and other freedoms we now take for granted stated in the Declaration of Independence. ... Rousseau on the other hand, has a more plausible and practical views (which is why the declaration of independence was highly influenced by his work). ...

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In the late 1600s, John Locke outlined the inalienable rights granted to man by his Creator. Much of what he says sounds very similar to the Preamble to the United States' Constitution. He believed all men were created equally and none should be subject to another except to prevent one from imposing...

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Social and technological change in the seventeenth century brought about the greatest change to a seemingly ordinary concept that everyone experiences everyday- thought. Never before had such an immense change in the thought processes of a mass group of people, quite possibly the world over, occurred. A change in America from the very beliefs that founded the country with European settlers, a change in the world that brought new understanding and logical thinking to the masses, a change so great that its effect has remained permanent throughout the centuries. This change, the American Enlighte...

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"All men are created equal"- as Thomas Jefferson wrote in Declaration of Independence, people could believe that their lives would depend on themselves, not on the family they happened to be born into. ...

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John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau John Locke, who wrote The Second Treatise of Civil Government, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who wrote, The Social Contract, both have unique views of nature and "social contract." After their time they each made individual impacts on the way society thinks. Th...

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Thomas Jefferson also echoed Locke in the Declaration of Independence and in later pronouncements defending revolutions, attacking paternalistic government, and upholding free expression of unpopular opinions. ...

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Locke's influence apparent in the Bill of Rights, the constitutional separation of powers, and the Declaration of Independence. ... Locke's doctrine of natural rights appeared at the beginning of the French Revolution, in the Declaration of the Right's of Man, yet his beliefs in the sanctity of private property and the separation of powers never took hold there. ...

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Causes of Revolution Seventy-five years after the French and Indian War tensions began to grow between American colonists and the British. The British and the colonists realized that they had somewhat grown apart. The different viewpoints of the colonists and the British prompted the American Revo...

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