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According to Thomas Jefferson it is the responsibility of citizens to change the government if it becomes destructive

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True, Its not only a right its our duty 
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Thomas Jefferson expressed this idea in the Declaration of Independence (1776). Being influenced by enlightenment ideas, Jefferson, who was one of the Founding Fathers of America, believed that the source of a government's authority came from the people, therefore, its main role was to be accountable to people and protect their inalienable rights to live, to have liberty and to pursue happiness, however, whenever the government became destructive to these ends (that is, failed to protect those rights), it was people's duty to change it and institute a new government.

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