

Strong words for times that gave us the words of Patrick Henry who uttered “Give me liberty or give me death!”Īs to the "Pursuit of Happiness". One.Life and liberty not just intertwined, but binding. His own life,cannot, by compact, or his own consent,enslave himself to any Joined with a man’s preservation,that he cannot part with it,but by whatįorfeits his preservation and life together:for a man, not having the power of This freedom from absolute, arbitrary power,is so necessary to, and closely What is liberty? Again, I think Jefferson was somewhat influenced by the words of John Locke, who said in The Second Treatise of Civil Government (1690). There are many rights, but the one true right is the right to life, not in the context of the right to be born, but a man's right to his own life.

What is a Right? It's a principal that defines and sanctions a man's freedom of action within a social framework.

Constitution was adopted, is said to have been influenced by the writings of John Locke, who expressed a similar concept of life, liberty and estate (property) in his work. The phrase, penned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence and written 11 years before the U.S. The Right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Read it all here then maybe, you know, pop over to her joint and sample Ye Olde Bill of Fare. This is a terrific piece she penned yesterday. I don't know how many of you are familiar with Brigid but Home on the Range has long been one of my favorite blogs (not counting, you know, anyone who blogs here of course >) Besides talking about guns & good shooting & politics & life she often puts up some awesome food pieces, recipes often in the comments.
