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The Declaration of Independence was commissioned and assigned to Jefferson after this resolution, introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, was brought before the Second Continental Congress. Th Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, was heavily influenced by the ideas of John Locke, a philosopher who lived in the 17th century. Locke believed that all individuals are born with natural rights, including the right to life, liberty, and property. lthough Christopher Hitchens was often cheerfully iconoclastic, his 2005 biography of Thomas Jefferson affirmed the scholarly and popular consensus: the Declaration of Independence is based on John Locke’s ideas. Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, leaned on John Locke's theory of natural rights.Locke's belief that individuals are born with inherent rights to life, liberty, and property resonated with Jefferson, evident in his renowned assertion that all men are endowed with "unalienable Rights," including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." “The pursuit of happiness” is the most famous phrase in the Declaration of Independence. Conventional history and popular wisdom attribute the phrase to the genius of Thomas Jefferson when King John signing the Magna Carta in 1215. Most of all, the Declaration reveals the influence of English philosopher John Locke. In his Two Treatises of Civil Government (1689), Locke set forth a theory of natural rights starting from what he called the “state of nature.” In this imagined or primitive condition, there was no government and Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence used the same philosophy as Locke’s Second Treatise on Government, but it also held great significance in that it was the first time a group of colonies had successfully separated from a world power like Great Britain. John Locke – Thomas Jefferson Parallels Thomas Jefferson was a scholar and a number of the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence were previously expressed in the works of John Locke. Some quotations from John Locke are provided below. Find a complementary quotation in the Declaration of Independence. John Locke said Thomas Jefferson was the principal architect of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, but the Second Continental Congress modified his draft. This essay discusses the famous first two sentences of the second paragraph of the Declaration: how Jefferson’s draft of this language was changed, and what it means in light of John Locke and Abraham Thomas Jefferson wrote about the idea that men were born with certain rights, no matter who they are in his Declaration of Independence. However, this idea was not his; Jefferson “adopted John Locke’s theory of natural rights to provide a reason for revolution” (Costly). His most famous writings, A Letter Concerning Toleration and Second Treatise of Government, both heavily influenced the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. Many believe much of the most memorable language of the Declaration of Independence is derived from Locke’s works. The collection "p15446coll2" cannot be displayed. Log in and refresh the page to access restricted or unpublished collections. John Locke was a philosopher and political scientist. He had many interests and produced a number of writings that influenced future leaders. One of these leaders was Thomas Jefferson, who was involved with the aid of America and the act gaining independence from Britain. One of these thinkers, who had an impact on Americans like Thomas Jefferson and George Mason was an English physician and philosopher named John Locke. In fact, Jefferson considered Locke to be among the “greatest men that ever lived.” John Locke was born in Somerset, England on August 29, 1632. Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government. Locke's Philosophy and Natural Rights John Locke, a key figure of the Enlightenment, significantly influenced the American Constitution. His philosophy centered on natural rights: life, liberty, and property. Locke argued these rights were inherent and unalienable, requiring protection by governments. Locke's concept of natural rights emphasized that everyone was born into a state of perfect [] This piece will compare and contrast the Second Treatise of Government, with the Declaration of Independence, signed in July of 1776 as a formal split between the colonies and Britain. Thomas Jefferson, who composed the document, drew much of his inspiration from Enlightenment thinkers, such as John Locke. The resemblance between “the state of nature” and “the Declaration of Independence” are uncanny, Jefferson and Locke are consistently portraying the same ideas whether they mention the transition between the “Law of Nature” to the “Law of a Civil Society” or the concept of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness John Locke had such a profound influence on Thomas Jefferson that he may be deemed an honorary founding father of the United States. He advocated the natural equality of human beings, their natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and defined legitimate government in terms that Jefferson would later use in the Declaration of Independence. This lesson will be used to introduce or review the Declaration of Independence, a founding document of America. This lesson will familiarize students with one of the Founders, Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the American government by incorporating ideas from the European Enlightenment era.
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