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1. Inalienable Rights - Definition, Examples, Cases - Legal Dictionary
Link: https://legaldictionary.net/inalienable-rights/
Description: WEBDec 6, 2015 · Personal rights held by an individual which are not bestowed by law, custom, or belief, and which cannot be taken or given away, or transferred to another person, are referred to as “inalienable rights.”. The U.S. Constitution recognized that certain universal rights cannot be taken away by legislation, as they are beyond the control of a ...
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2. The Declaration of Independence | National Archives
Link: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration
Description: WEBJun 5, 2023 · 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. Preamble to the Declaration of Independence
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3. Unalienable Rights and Why They Matter - Voice of America
Link: https://editorials.voa.gov/a/unalienable-rights-and-why-they-matter/5575563.html
Description: WEBSep 8, 2020 · In the Declaration of Independence, America’s founders defined unalienable rights as including “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” These rights are considered “inherent in all persons and roughly what we mean today when we say human rights,” said Peter Berkowitz, director of the State Department Policy Planning Staff.
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4. What Are Unalienable Rights? - Natural Rights & American …
Link: https://constitutionus.com/constitution/rights/what-are-unalienable-rights/
Description: WEBApr 13, 2023 · Enshrined in the Declaration of Independence are a specific set of rights defined as unalienable. These are rights that, no matter what happens, may never be taken away from an individual. Accordingly, they are considered inherited by all people who live within the United States.
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5. Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives
Link: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
Description: WEBOct 11, 2023 · 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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That ...
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6. Equal and Inalienable Rights - Bill of Rights Institute
Link: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/equal-and-inalienable-rights
Description: WEBAll men are equal in the sense that, since we are all human, we are born with certain inherent, natural, and unalienable rights. Those rights include “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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7. Report of the Commission on Unalienable Rights - U.S.
Link: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Report-of-the-Commission-on-Unalienable-Rights.pdf
Description: WEBThe Members of the Commission on Unalienable Rights embrace that high standard. We hope that this report’s examination of America’s commitment to human rights in light of the nation’s founding principles and the international principles that she has embraced will launch a conversation that will improve the ability of.
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8. The Declaration of Independence: Unalienable / Inalinable - US History
Link: https://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/unalienable.html
Description: WEBThe unalienable rights that are mentioned in the Declaration of Independence could just as well have been inalienable, which means the same thing. Inalienable or unalienable refers to that which cannot be given away or taken away. Here is a listing of known versions of the Declaration, showing which word is used:
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9. The Declaration of Independence: Full text - US History
Link: https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
Description: WEBWe 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.
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10. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life,_Liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_Happiness
Description: WEBThe phrase gives three examples of the unalienable rights which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. Like the other principles in the Declaration of Independence, this phrase is not legally binding, but has been widely referenced and seen as an inspiration for the ...
