...natural rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. [The same as the original draught of George Mason, except that the clause " by God and Nature"...

...posterity, as the basis and foundation of government: " All men are by nature equally free, and have inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; magistrates are their...

...posterity, as the basis and foundation of government : " All men are by nature equally free, and have inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; magistrates are their...

...rights, of which they can not, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity.0 Among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means, of...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is, by Qod and nature, vested in, and consequently derived from the people...

...of Kights, declaring, " that all men are, by nature, equally free and independent, and have ceitain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...(state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive their posterity ; viz., the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing...

...their Posterity, as the basis and foundation of Government. Unanimously adopted June ~L2th, 1776. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates...

...which -rights do pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government. 1. That -all men are by nature equally free and independent,...have certain inherent rights, of which, when they cuter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely,...

...their Posterity, as the baiit and foundation of Government, Unanimously adopted June 1211,, 1776. . 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety, 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates...

...Posterity, as the basig and foundation of Government. Unanimously adopted, June 12th, 1776. Sec. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a •fcite of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment...

...the 27th of May by George Mason,' which proclaims that " All men are by nature equally free, and have inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." See also the Mecklenburg Declaration. The original draft of the Declaration of American Independence...