excerpts from the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE comparing John Locke and Thomas Jefferson |
UNIQUE MELDING OF INDIVIDUALS AND IDEALS for the Future of the American Colonies |
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excerpts from the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE comparing John Locke and Thomas Jefferson |
| Locke: Men are by nature free and equal. |
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Jefferson: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
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| Locke: Protection of life, liberty, property |
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Jefferson: ...that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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| Locke: Government by consent of the people |
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Jefferson: ...that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed
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| Locke: The right to rebel against tyranny |
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Jefferson: ...that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government
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