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 Historians have often sought to identify the sources that most influenced the words and political philosophy of the Declaration of Independence . By Jefferson 's own admission , the Declaration contained no original ideas , but was instead a statement of sentiments widely shared by supporters of the American Revolution . As he explained in 1825 : 

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 Jefferson , the leader of the Democratic @-@ Republican Party and then – Vice President , wrote to Madison in August 1799 outlining a campaign to strengthen public support for the principles expressed in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 ( commonly referred to as " the principles of ' 98 " ) : 

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 The conspiracy had a significant impact on Britain 's policies , both within the empire and in international relations . The outlines and plans for the nascent ideas of the conspiracy were noted and tracked by British intelligence as early as 1911 . Alarmed at the agile organisation , which repeatedly reformed in different parts of the country despite being subdued in others , the chief of Indian Intelligence Sir Charles Cleveland was forced to warn that the idea and attempts at pan @-@ Indian revolutions were spreading through India " like some hidden fire " . A massive , concerted , and coordinated effort was required to subdue the movement . Attempts were made in 1914 to prevent the naturalisation of Tarak Nath Das as an American citizen , while successful pressure was applied to have Har Dayal interned . 

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 Several discredited conspiracy theories have held that HIV was created by scientists , either inadvertently or deliberately . Operation INFEKTION was a worldwide Soviet active measures operation to spread the claim that the United States had created HIV / AIDS . Surveys show that a significant number of people believed – and continue to believe – in such claims . 

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 Conspiracy theories circulated about the suicide , with some holding that Colt had in fact escaped from prison and staged a body to look like his own . One publication alleged that a family member smuggled the knife used in the suicide into his cell . Others stated that Colt was living in California with his wife , Caroline . None of these allegations were ever proven . Edgar Allan Poe may have based a short story , " The Oblong Box " , partly on the murder of Adams , and Herman Melville alluded to the case in his short story " Bartleby , the Scrivener " . 
