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John Locke
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Legacy and Influence
Locke’s insistence on limited government, the separation of powers (though Montesquieu later refined this), and the primacy of consent profoundly shaped the intellectual currents leading to the American Revolution and the establishment of the United States. His concepts of inalienable rights were directly absorbed into the [Declaration of Independence](/entries/declar…