Believed in which are the rights to life, liberty, and property. question 1 options: locke, natural rights joseph ii, enlightenment montesquieu, enlightenment rousseau, natural rights

Locke, natural rights

John Locke, who inspired Jefferson when he drafted the declaration of independence,was a firm believer of natural rights. Locke postulated that during the social contract, the people exchanged certain rights, through consent, to the government,or common authority,but did not give over their natural rights and liberties to this authority.