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  2. All men are created equal - Wikipedia

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    [17] George Mason was an elder-planter who had originally stated John Locke's theory of natural rights: "All men are born equally free and independent and have certain inherent natural rights of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring ...

  3. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - Wikipedia

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    An English translation of Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui's Principles of Natural and Politic Law prepared in 1763 extolled the "noble pursuit" of "true and solid happiness" in the opening chapter discussing natural rights. [30] Historian Jack Rakove posits Burlamaqui as a source in addition to Locke as inspiration for Jefferson's phrase. [31]

  4. Natural rights and legal rights - Wikipedia

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    John Locke, "Life, Liberty, Estate " John Locke (1632–1704) was another prominent Western philosopher who conceptualized rights as natural and inalienable. Like Hobbes, Locke believed in a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

  5. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of ...

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    In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America. When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political ...

  6. Two Treatises of Government - Wikipedia

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    Zuckert believes Tully is reading into Locke rights and duties that just aren’t there. [41] Huyler finds that Locke explicitly condemned government privileges for rich, contrary to Macpherson's pro-capitalism critique, but also rejected subsidies to aid the poor, in contrast to Tully's social justice apologetics.

  7. United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    Legal historian John Phillip Reid has written that the emphasis on the political philosophy of the Declaration has been misplaced. The Declaration is not a philosophical tract about natural rights, argues Reid, but is instead a legal document—an indictment against King George for violating the constitutional rights of the colonists. [83]

  8. John Locke - Wikipedia

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    John Locke's portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London. John Locke (/ l ɒ k /; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 ()) [13] was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".

  9. Bill of Rights 1689 - Wikipedia

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    The Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) [1] ... Largely based on the ideas of political theorist John Locke, [3] ...