The Constitutional Convention delegates' defense of liberty as a natural right was derived from the writings of the philosopher
A. John Locke.
B. Montesquieu.
C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
D. Thomas Hobbes.
E. Immanuel Kant.
Answer: A
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