well locke believed that people were good and they are!
Taxes. I might add that the taxes the colonists were paying were quite a bit lower than the total tax burden that American citizens shoulder today. In fact, hundreds of wars have been fought, and millions of men and women have died, fighting against taxes that were a heck of a lot lower than American citizens are paying right now. The US government appears to be willing to completely ignore the lessons of history. They do so at their own risk.
john Locke's philosophy suggested that people have natural rights that operate independently of government laws or fiats.
yes it did. it ensure lockes philosophy on inalienable rights. that idea influenced the founders from the beginning and it was given to its citizens
human beings derive their rights from nature
United States: Locke formed the basis of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson (writer of Declaration) based it on Locke's philosophy of natural rights, or as he called them, "inalienable rights," of life, liberty, and property.
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He argued so that people have natural rights.
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We do not have your list of people, but Jefferson was influenced by Locke. He used his philosophy in the Declaration.
came up with the idea of natural rights
John Locke's natural rights, as proposed in his philosophy, include the right to life, liberty, and property. These rights are seen as inherent to all individuals and are not granted by any government or authority. Locke believed that governments exist to protect these natural rights, and individuals have the right to resist or overthrow a government that fails to do so.
John lockes arguements were used to help humans keep their natural rights.
John Locke believed in empiricism, arguing that all knowledge comes from sensory experience. He also emphasized the concept of natural rights and the social contract theory in political philosophy, advocating for individual liberty and limited government. Locke's ideas greatly influenced the development of modern political thought and liberalism.