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Question: John Locke and Thomas Jefferson!?!?
Comparing John Locke's 'Two Treatises of Government' and Jefferson's 'Declaration of Independence'!.!.according to them, what is the primary role of government in society!?
What are the specific circumstances in which Locke describes that the government can be overthrown!?
How does Jefferson use this idea in the Declaration!?

if you have any information about any of these topics, PLEASE ANSWER!. it does not have to be the answer, but i need information!!Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Here are some good resources on these topics:

http://www!.sparknotes!.com/philosophy/joh!.!.!.
http://www!.let!.rug!.nl/~usa/B/locke/locke!.!.!.
http://law!.jrank!.org/pages/8348/Locke-Jo!.!.!.


http://www!.sparknotes!.com/history/americ!.!.!.
http://www!.englit!.ed!.ac!.uk/studying/unde!.!.!.
http://etext!.virginia!.edu/jefferson/quot!.!.!.

Of course, your best resources for comparison are the two source documents themselves (especially the second treatise)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com