How did the declaration contain enlightenment ideas?

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Gunnar Frank

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31 July, 16:59

How did the declaration contain enlightenment ideas?

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Jillian Wiggins · Answer 1

The Declaration of Independence draws heavily on the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke. Much of what Jefferson wrote in the Declaration comes direct from Locke's ideas about government ... These rights are not given to them by the government and cannot be taken away from them.