Analysis on Locke’s Thoughts in Declaration of Independence

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10.2991/icetis-14.2014.88How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Declaration of Independence; Locke; separation of powers

Abstract

As the basis of American Constitution of 1787, the Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776. This day becomes American Independence Day (commonly known as National Day). The publishing of Declaration of Independence is the beginning that America became independent and then it was founded. However, the theoretical thoughts in Declaration of Independence are closely related to British modern liberalist Locke. The separation of powers, right theory, including right to life, right of freedom and right to seek for happiness, even origin theory of limited government, all come from Locke’s thoughts. Locke’s Two Treatises of Government can be called origin of thoughts of Declaration of Independence.

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© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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