The Declaration's "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" reflected
- A
British theory drawn from Magna Carta and common law
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Enlightenment ideas about natural rights and equality
- C
Puritan doctrine of covenant theology and divine grace
- D
American ideas about civic virtue and republican self-rule
Explanation
The phrase echoed Locke and other Enlightenment thinkers; its application would be debated for centuries.