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Whose ideas about rights did thomas jefferson use when writing the declaration?

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Answer:Jefferson adopted John Locke's theory of natural rights to provide a reason for revolution. He then went on to offer proof that revolution was necessary in 1776 to end King George's tyranny over the colonists.

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