John Locke's Ideal Form Of Democracy

John locke influenced the idea of Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence because John Locke’s ideal form of government was a form of democracy, and that humans should have the right to life, liberty and property, and that humans need government to protect the people’s rights.
John Locke influenced the Declaration of Independence because he thought that the idea form of government was a form of democracy. His form of government is stated as “The people agree to give up some freedoms if the government agrees to protect everyone’s rights. If the government fails to deliver, the people revolt.” This statement supports the claim that Locke influenced the Declaration of Independence because the form of government in America is similar to this because our government consists of everyone having the government protect them in exchange for the people giving up a few of their rights, similar to Locke’s ideal form of government. The American government also is …show more content…
The Declaration of Independence states something quite similar to this when it states: “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” This statement from the Declaration of Independence directly states that government should protect the rights of the governed. John Locke states something similar to this idea when he states: “Most importantly, Locke believed governments should protect people’s natural rights.” These two statements are extremely similar because they both state the same thing only displayed by inconsistent word choice, they both state that the government should protect the people’s natural rights. In conclusion, both the Declaration of Independence and John locke state that government should protect the people’s natural