Question

How does Jefferson use John locker's idea of "natural right" in the preamble of the declaration ?

Answer 1

The Preamble of the Declaration of Independence is, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

John LOCKE's idea of natural rights were that of Life, Liberty and Property. He also believed all men were created equal. Jefferson uses the idea of natural rights in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence in the belief that all men are created equal, and are endowed with unalienable rights such as Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government