<span>The differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's views on economics and social welfare exemplified, to a large extent, the distinctions that have long differentiated conservatives and liberals in the United States. Hoover's views were representative of those who advocated for the primacy of free enterprise and for a minimal role for the federal government in setting economic policy and regulating business. He was a firm believer in self-sufficiency and in what is known...</span>
B. Enlightenment
I say this because many of the ideas of the Declaration of Independence come from enlightenment thinkers, and philosophers.
For example,
John Locke was one of the philosophers that introduced the idea of social contract, and the idea of natural rights.