In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson put forth many of the ideas of Enlightenment thinkers: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form
of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the People
to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government ..."
Which Enlightenment ideas did Jefferson use in this opening paragraph? (100 word minimum)