... lawyer who is known for his "broad knowledge and skillfully crafted prose," to write the declaration of independence. Though the whole idea of the declaration of independence was originally john Locke's idea. John Locke stated, "People willingly come together in a social contract. Basically people enjoy "natural rights", to life liberty and property but they needed some ground rules so they developed the ... declaration of independence. There are many well-known people in history that signed this document including, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, John Hancock and sever...

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