Hobbs and locke did not influence thomas jefferson in the writing of the declaration of independence

Tricky. Locke's ideas were embraced by the founding fathers and Jefferson but Hobbes ideas of supreme government power were rejected. Locke influenced Jefferson, yes but Hobbes was rejected. His ideas found a home in Voltaire and Rousseau however.

In my opinion, the statement is true. Locke had influence, Hobbes did not.

I sincerely apologize if I got it wrong. I did give this some thought.