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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Jefferson 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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The ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independance.
Thomas Jefferson Answer mine? What did John Locke write that Thomas Jefferson used in writing the declaration of independence
John Locke my friend, john Locke
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