When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, it can be said that the theories of government of those scholars which influenced him most were ... from the rule of England echoes closely the theory of government presented by John Locke in his Second Treatise of Government. Jefferson's theory of revolution somewhat mirrors Hobbes's idea that the "natural rights of the citizen"(Source Reader 103) are the basis for and the moral and ethical foundation of the modern government. The ... ends there, however. Jefferson's theory of revolution, as well as Locke's theory of government, co...

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