America's "Declaration of Independence" and "Constitution" reflect Enlightenment ideas about government in quite a few significant ways. What may be most important in this connection is that both documents were created by 18th century persons. Drawing from previous history, yet to a great extent following their own collective and individual genius, the American Founders manifested the Enlightenment confidence in reason to establish, on its own grounds and in historically conditioned contexts, ideas, insights, arrangements, agreements, and institutions that matter.
The enlightenment ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence were those of Thomas Locke, an English Enlightenment philosopher, that every man has "inalienable" or "God-given" rights to "life, liberty, and property." In the DOI, it says "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Property didn't make the cut, but it was later guaranteed in the Constitution that the government cannot impinge on private property. These inalienable rights from Thomas Locke came from his famous Second Treatise.
The enlightenment ideals from john Locke were expressed in the Declaration. He belived in Life and Liberty.
The social contract
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to announce the decision of the colonies to sever their ties to England.
and for the support of this declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence we mutually pledge to each other our lives
The "pursuit of happiness" is an excerpt from the declaration of independence that allows every race to pursue (go after) his/her own happiness
The social contract
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to announce the decision of the colonies to sever their ties to England.
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Repetition to drive home the number of injustices and usurpations enacted by the British king, and the worthiness of the American cause of independence.
and for the support of this declaration with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence we mutually pledge to each other our lives
Natural rights. :)
Thomas Jefferson most notably uses parallelism in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. He repeats the phrase "He has" to list a series of grievances against King George III. By using parallelism, Jefferson creates a powerful and persuasive effect, emphasizing the injustices committed by the King and strengthening the argument for independence.
The excerpt reflects the principle of individual liberty, a key idea of the Enlightenment. This principle emphasized the rights and freedoms of individuals, including personal autonomy and the protection of basic human rights.
A+ John Locke"Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by JohnLocke and the Continental philosophers."What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in "self-evident truths" and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country."Excerpt taken from The Charters of Freedom website. To access their site, see Related Links, below.