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which idea influnced the writers of the declaration of independence and is drawn from john Lockes ideas on government

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Answer: Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence.

Explanation: 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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