ECONOMICS
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Declaration of Independence
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The Constitution
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The Articles of Confederation
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The Bill of Rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 4 July 1776, the following words were immortalised in the US Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration of Independence (front)
Detailed explanation-3: -The meaning of the term “unalienable Rights.” The Declaration of Independence states “all Men are … endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” What does “unalienable Rights” mean? (In the final draft edited by Congress, the word “inalienable” was inadvertently changed to “unalienable” by a copyist.)
Detailed explanation-4: -John Adams, in making his copy of the Rough Draft, wrote “ unalienable.” Adams was one of the committee which supervised the printing of the text adopted by Congress, and it may have been at his suggestion that the change was made in printing.
Detailed explanation-5: -Locke wrote his Second Treatise of Government in 1689 at the time of England’s Glorious Revolution, which overthrew the rule of James II. Locke wrote that all individuals are equal in the sense that they are born with certain “inalienable” natural rights.