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Most scholars today believe that jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the declaration of independence from the writings of english philosopher john locke. what is his idea called?

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Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke. Locke wrote his Second Treatise of Government in 1689 at the time of England's Glorious Revolution, which overthrew the rule of James II.
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