John Locke and "The Enlightenment"

The rights that Jefferson was talking about was that everyone(including men) should be created equally. Meaning that we all have the rights to have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets it's power from the people. We decide who should be the government by voting. We the people also have the power to overthrow the government if we feel is right. Although the people must also have a better reason to why go against our government when the government is used to protect our rights.