Read the passage. “. . . all men are created equal, that they are endowed . . . with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. . . . 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 . . .”

―The Declaration of Independence, 1776

This passage was most influenced by the ideas of

Bishop Bossuet.
Bishop Bossuet.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Baron de Montesquieu.
Baron de Montesquieu.

John Locke.