Adam Smith is generally regarded as the founder of modern economics. Adam Smith advocated the capitalist free enterprise system, based on the belief that men are motivated by rational self-interest. His book "Wealth of Nations" became a standard text book for economists throughout the Western world
Based on the excerpt above, which of the following viewpoints most directly influenced the writers of the Declaration of Independence?
A belief in the right of self-rule through a republican government
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1. Motion of the planets
2. An ellipse
Magna Carta and the Common Law
Answer:
Natural law first appeared among the stoics who believed that God is everywhere and in everyone (see classical pantheism). According to this belief, within humans there is a "divine spark" which helps them to live in accordance with nature.
