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John Locke and The Declaration of Independence

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  John Locke and The Declaration of Independence
  
       Many pieces of writing have been inspired by underlying matters such as:
  
  current events and specific people. The writing of The Declaration of
  
  Independence was caused by not only the tyranny brought forth by King George
  
  III, but also the ideas of John Locke. In essence it was no suprise that John
  
  Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government was the foundation for The
  
  Declaration of Independence because his ideas made them aware of the tyranny
  
  that was occurring and told of a way to break free from King George III. The
  
  Declaration of Independence was written in a very close relation to John Locke's
  
  Second Treatise on Civil Government.
       
       By reading The Declaration of Independence it is clearly evident that the
  
  ideas of equality are derived directly from John Locke's Second
  
  Treatise on Civil Government. The Declaration of Independence states, " ... all
  
  men are created equal..."...