Asks Quote by Carl L. Becker

Questions of natural right are triable by their conformity with the moral sense and reason of man.

— Thomas Jefferson

The Declaration of Independence . . . [is the] declaratory charter of our rights, and the rights of man.

— Thomas Jefferson

The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other rights is…

— Laura Schlessinger

If the words 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of…

— Terence McKenna

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

— Brigham Young

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing whats right.

— Brigham Young

Natural rights is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible rights, rhetorical nonsense—nonsense upon stilts.

— Jeremy Bentham

The doctrine of the Declaration of Independence predicated upon the glory of man and the corresponding duty to society that the rights of citizens…

— Calvin Coolidge

Liberty is about the right to question everything.

— Ai Weiwei

The U.S. Declaration of Independence enshrines the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Alas, that is not the case everywhere in…

— Haris Pasovic

“the Declaration of Independence does not mean we are equal in endowments, only in rights.”

— Dinesh D'Souza

Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom.

— John Quincy Adams