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What are some of the sources for the language and ideas found in the Declaration of Independence? (I.E. which political philosophies/philosophers influenced the writing of the document)

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The Declaration of Independence was influenced by many things and people, like the Social Contract, and people such as Montesquieu and John Locke

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