How Did John Locke Influence The Declaration Of Independence

Did you know that John Locke influenced some parts of the Declaration of Independence? John Locke was an Englishman, who of which, had a fascinating philosophies and theories. These philosophies and theories impacted many things and people. In fact, one of his theories were presented in the Declaration of Independence. Without further ado, let’s get to it!
So, his early life went like this. He was born on August 29, 1638, at Wrington, United Kingdom. His father was also named John Locke, he was a country lawyer/military man. Locke’s mother name was Agnes Locke, her maiden name was Keene, his job was basically being housewife and mother to Locke and his brother Thomas Locke. Thomas Locke has almost no information about him, besides that he’s Locke’s brother. His family, in all, were in favor of the Puritanism, but, for some reason, stayed in the Church of England. This aspect of his childhood molded Locke’s life and thoughts.
After the First English Civil War (1642-1646), Locke’s father
Which means almost no government is actually legitimate. Whereas modern theories may insist that consent has only consented if it's delicate and voluntary, Locke’s concept of consent was a lot more broad. Locke then says the decision to enter political society is a per ant one for only one reason: society will have to be protected and if people can revoke their consent to help protect it, the act of consent would pointless since the political community would fail.
In Locke and Punishment, Locke deeply believed that a punishment needs there to be something short of law. Since the state of nature has a law to govern it, it’s okay to describe a person as punishing someone else in that state. However, a person is not allowed to risk their life for another person. Therefore, you’re not allowed to punish someone if you are at the risk of