How did Thomas Jefferson use John Locke's ideal of the social contract to justify declaring independence??

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Quizac · Answer 1 · 2023-12-17T03:42:39+0000

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Thomas Jefferson alters this statement to state that all men have the rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Kang Min Yoo · Answer 2 · 2023-12-19T16:51:41+0000

Answer: To secure these rights [Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

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