Quote at least two pairs of related lines from the Declaration of Independence and from John Locke's Of Civil Government. support the idea that Thomas Jefferson was influenced by Locke.
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I need to find 2 quotes from both John Locke's Of Civil Government and Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and tell how John Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration....
I suggest you start with the Declaration of Independence. Find four or five quotes that you think may be similar to something Locke wrote.
Then go through "Of Civil Government" to find something similar.
Quote at least two pairs of related lines from the Declaration of Independence (Reading 24.3) and from John Locke's Of Civil Government
To find pairs of related lines that support the idea that Thomas Jefferson was influenced by John Locke's "Of Civil Government," we can analyze both texts. Here's how you can do it yourself:
1. Read and analyze John Locke's "Of Civil Government": Start by reading Locke's work, paying close attention to his ideas on government, the social contract, and individual rights. Look for passages that you think could have influenced Jefferson's thinking.
2. Analyze the Declaration of Independence: Read the text of the Declaration of Independence, paying attention to the language and ideas used by Jefferson. Look for similarities or parallels between the ideas expressed in the Declaration and Locke's "Of Civil Government."
3. Identify related lines: Once you have examined both texts thoroughly, identify pairs of related lines where you see similarities or influences from Locke in the Declaration of Independence.
Now, let's look at two pairs of related lines that support the idea of Jefferson's influence by Locke:
Pair 1:
From the Declaration of Independence (1776):
-"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
From John Locke's "Of Civil Government" (1690):
-"All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. If, therefore, it be a part of the liberty of man to err and to act according to his own will unnecessarily, it is certainly a part also of his liberty to choose erroneous propositions and actions."
Pair 2:
From the Declaration of Independence (1776):
-"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
From John Locke's "Of Civil Government" (1690):
-"...when the governors have usurped a power over the people, and the people have agreed to have governors & judge of the forfeiture of their lives, liberties, and fortunes, to it, but only in defect of executors of the law, & a competent authority set over it."
In both pairs, we can see similarities in the concepts of natural rights, equality, the social contract, and the right to alter or abolish an oppressive government. These parallels suggest that Jefferson was indeed influenced by Locke's ideas while drafting the Declaration of Independence.