HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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trial by jury and no cruel or unusual punishments
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freedom of speech and of the press
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life, liberty, and property
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freedom of worship and right to petition government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Natural rights are basic rights that include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Every citizen is entitled to these rights and they are to be protected from encroachment by the government or society. It is both illegal and morally wrong for a person to be denied natural rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -Theorists such as the English philosopher John Locke believed that if a ruler goes against natural law and fails to protect “life, liberty, and property, ‘’ then the people are justified in overthrowing the existing state.
Detailed explanation-3: -The natural law and natural rights tradition emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries and argues that the world is governed by natural laws which are discoverable by human reason. A key aspect of this intellectual tradition is the notion that natural rights are not created by governments.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kinds of Rights: Political Rights, Economic Rights, Cultural Claims of Rights, Kant on Human Dignity etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -These thinkers valued reason, science, religious tolerance, and what they called “natural rights”-life, liberty, and property.