GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Who inspired the idea in the Declaration of Independence that all men have natural rights?
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Locke
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Beccaria
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Voltaire
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Rousseau
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The United States Declaration of Independence claims that everyone has certain inalienable rights and thus espouses natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. John Locke was one of the first major proponents of natural rights, and he claimed everyone had the rights to life, liberty, and property.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Locke was the first significant proponent of natural rights. He famously asserted that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and property. Furthermore, no sovereign has the authority to infringe on another sovereign’s rights.
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