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Which enlightenment philosopher/thinker influenced these two ideas:

1. What are the three unalienable rights listed in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence?

2. The writers of the Declaration of Independence wrote that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

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I'm almost certain it was Thomas Paine. But I could be wrong.
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