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What can you infer about Thomas Jefferson based on his decision to delete the

words "and independent" from the draft of the Declaration of Independence? *

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Answer:Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government.

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