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This 7 page paper examines the declaration and focuses on Locke's Second Treatise of Government as a primary influence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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document are obvious. For example, the idea of limited government versus individual freedom looms large as an issue that is addressed by John Locke, and it is also a significant
part of the declaration as a whole. The Declaration of Independence is an important historical document. It severed ties with Britain during the time of revolution. The declaration is a
written claim that the colonists formed an independent state and that they could not be controlled by Britain any longer. Thus, is a document equated with freedom, a concept that
was strongly supported by Locke. Perhaps the most important part of the Declaration of Independence is this well known line: " We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" (Declaration of Independence, 1776
as qtd. In Brezenski, 2009, 1). The idea that the people are equal, that they have certain rights that are indisputable, and that these rights are equated with life and
liberty also come through in much of Lockes work. In fact, many have suggested that Lockes Second Treatise of Government is very similar to the Declaration of Independence. That Locke
influenced the ideas of the men who created the declaration is obvious. Lockes (1690) ideas go to the fact that people are free to come and go as they please.
Property rights and other rights are part and parcel of the state. Yet, unlike some communist countries that hold their people hostage, one does not have to live in the
United States. They do so by choice and so, what is a concern is that the people obey the law while at the same time retain the ability to exercise
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