...Virginia politician, George Mason, had just written the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Mason said "that all men are by nature free and independent and have certain . . . rights." An earlier British scholar named John Locke influenced both Mason and Jefferson. In...

...to the first and second sections of the Bill, and they were adopted unanimously as follows: "Sec. 2. All men are by nature free and independent, and have...inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and property and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. "Sec. 2. All political...

...the first. He was also protected in his rights by the 1st Section of Article 1st of the Constitution: "All men are by nature free and independent, and have...enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness." SOURCE: "People...

...of this argument the brief cited Article I, Section I of the California Constitution, which stated, "All men are by nature free and independent, and have...enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness." Taken together,...

...without authority of law." Art. II, sec. 8, Ariz. Constitution, l9l2, as amended. California-" All people are by nature free and independent, and have certain...enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy." Art....

...included a right to private arms.12 The 1849 Constitution did, however, include a preamble asserting that, All men are by nature free and independent,...enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; and pursing and obtaining safety and happiness.13 A reasonable...

...Bill of Rights, following upon the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, declares that] "all men are, by nature, free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights — among these life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This...

...enacting penal statutes against said practice." North Dakota: All individuals are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inalienable...enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property' and reputation; pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness; and...

...which phrases recall Enlightenment ways of thinking. The Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776 says that "all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent rights," while the American Declaration oflndependence asserts that it is "self-evident that...

...unreasonable search and seizure. Here are two examples. California Constitution, Article I, §1 All people are by nature free and independent, and have certain...enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing, protecting property; and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. Hawaii...