"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."
There is not necessarily a quote that is most used, but there are several sentences that are found important and used widely.
all men are created equal
That all men were created equal
Cause they just are
The idea of natural rights "Nick Mays"
People are born with natural rights, freedom
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was in effect the declaration of war that resulted in the Revolutionary War, and he continued to be an inspiration for the idea of an independent and democratic American state.
Nothing in the Declaration changed people's minds on slavery. It was a letter to the king telling why they were declaring independence. Most of the 44 men who signed it were slave owners including Jefferson who wrote it.
The Declaration of Independence is a letter to the king telling of problems in the colonies. Jefferson wrote a statement based on the Enlightenment thinkers philosophies and basically there was no idea dealing with social participation. This was NOT the purpose of the Declaration.
Jefferson used Locke for the Declaration of Independence.
declaring independence idiot
natural rights (john locke)
The idea of natural rights "Nick Mays"
The idea of natural rights "Nick Mays"
Cause they just are
The idea of natural rights "Nick Mays"
The idea of natural rights "Nick Mays"
Thomas Jefferson wrote about unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence. The idea was adapted from the philosophy of John Locke.
Thomas Jefferson based much of the Declaration of Independence on the idea that all men have rights. These included â??Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
He was asked to write it by congress and didn't "get his idea". Jefferson based what he wrote from reading John Locke and talking to him about government.