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Well alot, almost to the point of plagarism. But for one point, Thomas Jeffersons famous phrase, Life , Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness was altered from the phrase John Licke used earlier on, Life, liberty, and property
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∙ 14y agoJefferson borrowed heavily from the ideas of john Locke in the Declaration of Independence although one important thing to note is that Jefferson changed Locke's wording of "life, liberty and property" to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" possibly in an attempt to avoid the issue of slavery
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∙ 9y agoDeclaration of Independence
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Who used ideas from John Locke?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Thomas Jefferson get ideas from for the declaration of Independence?
The ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independance.
Who used ideas from john Locke to write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson Answer mine? What did John Locke write that Thomas Jefferson used in writing the declaration of independence
Whose ideas did Jefferson draw upon while drafting the delcaration of Independence?
John Locke my friend, john Locke
Which philosopher did thomas Jefferson reflect or borrow ideas from?
John Locke
Who used ideas from John Locke?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did Thomas Jefferson get ideas from for the declaration of Independence?
The ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independance.
Who used ideas from john Locke to write the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson Answer mine? What did John Locke write that Thomas Jefferson used in writing the declaration of independence
Who is ideas did thomas Jefferson borrow?
John Locke's philosophy.
Whose ideas did Jefferson draw upon while drafting the delcaration of Independence?
John Locke my friend, john Locke
what two ideas did Thomas jefferson take from John locke?
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Which philosopher did thomas Jefferson reflect or borrow ideas from?
John Locke
What was the single most importance influence on Thomas Jefferson's draft of the declaration of independence?
Philosopher john Locke's ideas were an important influence on the Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson used the ideas of which enlightenment thinker in writing the declaration of independence?
John Locke
What was Thomas Jefferson's role in the constitution?
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration. He drafted his ideas from John Locke.
What were some of Thomas Jefferson's ideas?
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.
Why do you think the protections of rights was so important to Jefferson's ideas about the government?
Thomas Jefferson believed that one of the primary functions of government was to protect the rights of the people. Jefferson was significantly influenced by the ideas of john Locke, an English philosopher.
