"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 whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it." — Declaration of Independence, 1776
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly inspired the structure of argument shown?
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John Locke
- B
Thomas Hobbes
- C
Jean Bodin
- D
Niccolo Machiavelli
Explanation
Locke's Second Treatise grounded government in natural rights and consent and recognized a right of revolution—exactly the chain of reasoning Jefferson borrowed.