Declaration of Independence

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This paper discusses the theory of government as presented in the Declaration. The paper outlines the various grievances the American people had against the British King - political, economic, military coercion and the King's indifference to pleas. The paper also provides the response of the British government to these grievances. The writer concludes the essay by describing the Declaration as a persuasive case for independence and by claiming its evident success.

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"The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was greatly influenced by the political thoughts of the 17th century English philosopher John Locke and other thinkers of the European Age of Enlightenment. The theory of government presented in the Declaration is largely based on the political philosophy of Natural Rights that maintains that each individual enters a society with certain basic rights that no government can deny. The Declaration terms these Natural Rights as unalienable rights given to them by God, including the right of "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." "

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