What founder included the idea of natural rights when he wrote the declaration of independence?

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7 December, 20:46

What founder included the idea of natural rights when he wrote the declaration of independence?

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John Locke emphasized "life, liberty and property" as primary. However, despite Locke's influential defense of the right of revolution, Thomas Jefferson substituted "pursuit of happiness" in place of "property" in the United States Declaration of Independence.