USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THOMAS PAINES COMMON SENSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they?
A
Life
B
Liberty
C
Pursuit of Happiness
D
Property
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He famously asserted that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and property. Furthermore, no sovereign has the authority to infringe on another sovereign’s rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first major proponent of natural rights was John Locke. He famously claimed that all human individuals have a right to life, liberty, and property.

Detailed explanation-3: -Locke argued in support of individual property rights as natural rights. Following the argument the fruits of one’s labor are one’s own because one worked for it. Furthermore, the laborer must also hold a natural property right in the resource itself because exclusive ownership was immediately necessary for production.

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