John Locke wrote a famous book, called Two Treatises of Government, in which he explains his philosophies on how governments should be structured. In this book, he discusses several different ideas such as the concept of natural rights, the ability of citizens to overthrow a tyrannical government, and how the source of government power lies in its citizens. All three of these ideas are implemented into the US Declaration of Independence which was written by Thomas Jefferson.</span><span />
Kennedy had been cautious about civil rights because it had been a very close election and he wanted to keep the support of as many people and legislators as possible. Conflict over integration and civil rights had been escalating during the spring of 1963.
