<span>to ask Lyndon Johnson to run for governor of Texas in the upcoming election </span>
They had to cut their armies down to just 100,000 men and basically had to get rid of their air force and navy.
1-the pressure of middle-age church
2-The kings of several German states were sick of paying taxes to Catholic Church so they supported Luther in order to get rid of them
(There are more reasons for sure
I would argue that John Locke had the most direct influence. Locke believed all men were born a "blank slate" and were shaped by their experiences. The Declaration declares similarly that "All men are created equal".