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Which Enlightenment thinker's words were used in the Declaration of Independence?

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

Voltaire

Thomas Hobbes

John Locke

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John Locke

Life Liberty and Happiness

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Answer:

John Locke

Explanation: His quote "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of property" was altered by Jefferson to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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