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Comparing Ideas of the Enlightenment
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of
Independence.
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That whenever any Form of Government becomes
destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People
to alter or to abolish it.
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--Declaration of Independence
The ideas of which Enlightenment thinker a
in this passage?
O Thomas Hobbes
O Jean-Jacques Rousseau
O Thomas Paine
O John Locke

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The ideas in the passage align with John Locke's ideas of natural rights and the right to alter or abolish a government.

Step-by-step explanation:

The ideas in this passage from the Declaration of Independence align with the ideas of John Locke,an Enlightenment thinker. Locke believed in the natural rights of individuals, including the right to life, liberty, and property. He also argued that if a government fails to protect these rights, the people have the right to revolt and establish a new government. The passage in the Declaration of Independence reflects these ideas of Locke.

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