The US “Declaration of Independence”, 1776, states that “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”are unalienable rights given to all humans by their Creator. In incorporating the phrase “pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson (1743 -1826), a Founding Father and the 3rd president of the US, was inspired by the English Enlightenment thinker and philosopher John Locke (1632 – 1704).
The pursuit of happiness requires one to be free from coercion by others, and the material means to follow one’s goals. That implies right to property. Continue reading “Right to Property”
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