Excerpt from the Declaration Summary of excerpt in your Connection to the ideas of of Independence own words John Locke We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed of …whenever any Form Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it… A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. The Impact of John Locke on the Founding Fathers President John Quincy Adams once stated Declaration of Independence was founded upon that: “The one and the same theory of government: the writings of on this statement, how would Locke.” Based you summarize the impact of John Locke on the Founding Fathers. Adapted from: John Locke: A Philosophical Founder of America:
Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence Summary of excerpt in your own words Connection to the ideas of John Locke We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed …whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it… A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. The Impact of John Locke on the Founding Fathers President John Quincy Adams once stated that: “The Declaration of Independence was founded upon one and the same theory of government: the writings of Locke.” Based on this statement, how would you summarize the impact of John Locke on the Founding Fathers. Adapted from: John Locke: A Philosophical Founder of America: