Difference between revisions of "Inalienable Rights"
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| + | Belief in the existence of a set of rights vested in every person is fundamental to the concept of liberty. It is the central premise of the founding of the United States of America. Such rights have been referred to as 'natural', 'God-given', and 'inalienable'. | ||
<br>Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, America's Declaration of Independence is a compelling document. It is a radical document - but then the founders of the United States were not conservatives - they were radicals in the cause of liberty, which is what it originally mean to be 'liberal'. | <br>Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, America's Declaration of Independence is a compelling document. It is a radical document - but then the founders of the United States were not conservatives - they were radicals in the cause of liberty, which is what it originally mean to be 'liberal'. | ||
|HasArticleText=Belief in the existence of a set of rights vested in every person is fundamental to the concept of liberty. It is the central premise of the founding of the United States of America. Such rights have been referred to as 'natural', 'God-given', and 'inalienable'. Each of these mean that such rights exist without choice on our part. Inalienable means "incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred" - according to Merriam Webster. They cannot be transferred, withdrawn, or denied. | |HasArticleText=Belief in the existence of a set of rights vested in every person is fundamental to the concept of liberty. It is the central premise of the founding of the United States of America. Such rights have been referred to as 'natural', 'God-given', and 'inalienable'. Each of these mean that such rights exist without choice on our part. Inalienable means "incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred" - according to Merriam Webster. They cannot be transferred, withdrawn, or denied. | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 24 March 2014
Inalienable Rights
Belief in the existence of a set of rights vested in every person is fundamental to the concept of liberty. It is the central premise of the founding of the United States of America. Such rights have been referred to as 'natural', 'God-given', and 'inalienable'.
Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, America's Declaration of Independence is a compelling document. It is a radical document - but then the founders of the United States were not conservatives - they were radicals in the cause of liberty, which is what it originally mean to be 'liberal'.
2014/01/30
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