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John Locke did not believe that the Government should have all of the power. He believed that people were born good. He thought people were born innocent and positive.  People should be able to act as they like, without the Government trying to control everything people do. (Wikipedia

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The Declaration of Independence is mostly based on Enlightenment. John Locke was one of the most influential enlightenment thinkers. He was considered the "Father of Liberalism". His thoughts are considered the foundation of Liberalism. He did not believe that kings or churches should hold all the power. He did think there should be free trade, human rights, and religious freedom.  The power should always be with the people. (factmyth.com)

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John Locke believed in theory of social contract. Locke believed that the government should be for the people. He thought that they should get rid of the government if they were not working for the people. All the power should come from the people. He said the one job the government had was protect the people. He believes that the people should be protected by the government and if not a new government should be brought in. (answers.com)

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John Locke believed in a natural right to life, liberty, and property. Locke was a believer in equality for mankind. This equality is what drove his thought that nobody should harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. These ideas influenced the US Declaration of Independence. This is shown in the most common phrase "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."(Wikipedia.com)

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John Locke was one of the first British Empiricists. He believed that we are born with no knowledge. According to Locke, we learn through our five senses or from reflecting on our thoughts. Every time we use one of our senses we learn something. Locke believed if you can't use your five senses then you can't fully learn what things are. For instance, if you can't hear music you would never truly know what music is. Reflection is looking back at past experiences and learning from them. (Study.com)