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what did Thomas Jefferson place above the power of government in the declaration of independence

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He put in the rights of man.
Based on John Locke’s Social Contract, these rights are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness.  He
believed that government had a duty to uphold these rights if it wanted to
secure t loyalty and obedience of its citizens.

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