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Whose political philosophy is most clearly reflected in the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke's  political philosophy is most clearly reflected in the Declaration of Independence

The political philosophy of John Locke is most clearly reflected in the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was in charge of writing a formal document. He was a man of the Enlightenment when thinkers turned to reason and science to explain both the physical universe and human behavior. Locke, a philosopher of the Enlightenment thought that all men have inalienable rights. The purpose of government is to protect those rights which are life, liberty, and property.