That all Men are... equally free & independent, & have certain Rights, of which they can not by any Compact, deprive or divest [remove] their Posterity [future generations]; among which are the Enjoyment of Life and Liberty, with the Means of acquiring and possessing Property, and pursuing and obtaining Happiness and Safety. -Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776 In this excerpt, the authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider- (1 point) granted to citizens by their government defined by the courts protected under religious doctrine natural and possessed at birth
The authors of the Virginia Declaration of Rights are describing rights they consider to be possessed at birth. These rights are seen as inherent and not granted by the government or protected under religious doctrine.
