Which enlightenment thinker inspired Thomas Jefferson to include the unalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence?
Which enlightenment thinker inspired Thomas Jefferson to include the unalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Charles de Montesquieu
Voltaire
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The enlightenment thinker who inspired Thomas Jefferson to include the unalienable rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence was John Locke.