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impact of social contract theory on the declaration of independce

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Answered by sneha7587
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The social contract states that “rational people” should believe in organized government, and this ideology highly influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence. ... John Locke fused “individualism within the framework of the law of nature and the limits of legitimate government authority.”

Answered by mpssankar
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* The Social Contract Theory is used to support many crucial ideas dealing with rights throughout the Declaration of Independence. Devised by John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, this theory is based on the "Social Contract" which states that man lives in the State of Nature.

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