What was the name of the philosopher that influenced thomas jefferson when writing the declaration of independence?

“a committee reviews the bill and marks it up to make it more viable and to reflect interests 

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.