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The concept of natural rights, which was later used in the Declaration of Independence, was first proposed by
Thomas Jefferson.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
James Otis.
John Locke.

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John Locke.

Locke’s Two Treatises of Government (late 17th century) argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property — ideas that strongly influenced Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence.