Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.—Declaration of Independence

John Locke argued that governments exist to protect people’s natural rights and that people may change or overthrow a government when it fails to do so. The excerpt expresses this idea by saying people have the right to alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive of their ends, so the correct choice is John Locke.

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