1. The Confucian ideals of the government influenced them to exempt people from taxes and labor service. For Confucius, he regarded one as a proper government if it follows the principles of li, the interaction between humanity and nature.
2. Yuan Dynasty during which the Mongols originated.
Thomas Jefferson used the philosophies of John Locke for the Declaration of Independence. The words "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was an idea first stated by Lock in the Two Treatises on Government.
Yes, it is true that the Federalist Papers were written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay in support of the constitution, however a large majority of them were written by Hamilton alone.
