The ideas found in the declaration of independence are based on the ideas of one of the options below as your
a. john locke
b. martin luther
c. louis xiv
d. george iii

John locke,  english philosopher, physician, politician and economist, most important thinker of classic liberalism in anglo-sphere.  the most important works of john locke (in chronological order): letter concerning toleration (1689), two treatises of government (1689), an essay concerning human understanding (1690), some  thoughts on education (1693).