The Declaration of Independence is based on the theories of natural law and social contract, which were the ideas of which philosopher?

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John Locke was a philosopher who developed the ideas of natural law and social contract, which influenced the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin, Baron de Montesquieu, and Thomas Paine were all influential thinkers of the time, but they did not develop these specific ideas.

The Declaration of Independence Is Based on the Theories of Natural