stated in the constitution, or the Declaration of Independence. Well the Liberal side is right. There is no actual word “God” in any of those documents. However in reality, the fathers who wrote the constitution built their structure upon the foundation of Natural Law. Natural Law is defined as: “A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct” (Microsoft Encarta). To the founders of the United States Declaration of Independence and the constitution, “Natural Law”
liberty and property. He understood men were naturally equal and free. For example, he believed land was a natural right, things for which you gave labor belonged to you. These ideas greatly influenced Thomas Jefferson's drafting of the declaration of independence, and what he presented as unalienable rights. He also proposed that if people disagree with the government they have ultimate power to disband them and create a new one. In other words, Locke believed a ruler gains his authority by the governed
Whites fighting for their freedom from Great Britain gave slaves and free Negroes a perfect opportunity to use the American Revolution to their advantage to fight with or against their oppressors for their own freedom. The conditions and lack of independence that came along with the title of being black made it extremely difficult to voice their opinions and stand up for their freedom but some overcame this challenge. Although hardships were still to come in the aftermath of the war, African slaves
An Audited Life Pays for Itself The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or the search for a better life, as defined by the Declaration of Independence, is one of the United States’ greatest examples of freedom. The Greek philosopher Socrates, was a major proponent of this belief. In the year 399 BC, Socrates was given a verdict of guilty with regard to negatively influencing young people, and defying polytheistic, Athenian beliefs. I was emboldened by reading Socrates’ spirited