Wednesday, January 8, 2014

What Are Your God Given Rights?

According to Thomas Jefferson and everybody who signed the Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal, and they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” There are four God given rights in that quote. 1. We are created equal to everyone. 2. Life. 3. Liberty or freedom. 4. The pursuit of happiness; we can be happy. It also states that there are “certain unalienable rights, that among these…” So there are more rights that it doesn’t list there.
John Locke basically says in the 2nd Treatise of Government that the government has no purpose unless they protect your life, health, liberty, or property.

So my God given rights, according to John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and fifty-four other signers of the Declaration including Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, my God given rights are my life, liberty, property, equality, health, and happiness.

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