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Influence of John Locke

The delegates attending the Continental Congress based their defense of liberty as a natural right granted to all men on the ideas of john Locke. Locke believed that such rights were natural, reasonable rights. In a "state of nature," all men seek to protect their life, liberty, and property. But as the strong can use their power to deprive the weak of liberty, governments are instituted to protect the rights of all. But, if the government becomes too powerful and does not protect these rights, then the people have the obligation to remove that government (revolt) and replace it with a government that does respect and protect the rights of all.

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Gave the concept of natural law, i.e. Life, Liberty, and Property (in descending order). Property was changed to the "Pursuit of happiness" in order to deal with the unresolved issue of slavery when the union was formed

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Who 2 biographies (a part of Infoplease) offers a nice summary of John Locke. They noted, "John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher whose ideas formed the foundation of liberal democracy and greatly influenced both the American and French revolutions. His contributions to philosophy include the theory of knowledge known as empiricism, which addressed the limits of what we can understand about the nature of reality. Locke held that our understanding of reality ultimately derives from what we have experienced through the senses. The political implications of his theories included the notions that all people are born equal and that education can free people from the subjugation of tyranny. Locke also believed that government had a moral obligation to guarantee that individuals always retained sovereignty over their own rights, including ownership of property that resulted from their own labor."

According to the History channel Locke, "laid much of the groundwork for the Enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism." In addition, it was noted that Locke, "His political theory of government by the consent of the governed as a means to protect "life, liberty and estate" deeply influenced the United States' founding documents. His essays on religious tolerance provided an early model for the separation of church and state." (History.com staff)

Further information stated, "The Two Treaties of Government" (1690) offered political theories developed and refined by Locke during his years at Shaftesbury's side. Rejecting the divine right of kings, Locke said that societies form governments by mutual (and, in later generations, tacit) agreement. Thus, when a king loses the consent of the governed, a society may remove him (which was included in the Declaration of Independence). (History.com staff)

The History channel also offers a section dedicated to the American Revolution, you can read articles, watch videos, and view pictures.

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Jefferson used Locke when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. It was Locke that had the philosophy that man could choose their government. This was a revolutionary idea in the world of the 1700's. The world had been organized for a 1000 years with the king at the top and then there was everyone else.


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John Locke came up with the philosophy of equality which ultimately became the philosophy of the Declaration of Independence.

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by writing life, liberty, and property

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