Actually, both our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
were more influenced by these guys.

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https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declarat...-thinkers/

The Founding Fathers were a group of extraordinary thinkers and brilliant men, but throughout the course of American Constitutional History, there were a number of other writers, philosophers, and revolutionaries who helped champion or support the case for American Independence.

Two prominent thinkers, one directly and one indirectly, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States. These men were Thomas Paine and John Locke.

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And 'representative democracy' and 'checks and balances,
won out over 'direct democracy'.