Question

Thomas Jefferson believed that all men were born with certain rights that could not be taken away. Which phrase did Jefferson write to explain these rights? "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent" "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" "among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"

Answer 1

The phrase Jefferson wrote to explain these rights is:

"among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

Step-by-step explanation:

In The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson states that "all men are created equal." According to Jefferson, we are all born with the same rights, as he enumerates in the phrase below:

"among these [rights] are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

Jefferson also defends the idea that we have the right to reject a government that does not work to ensure those rights. Notice that, at the beginning of the phrase, he says "among these", meaning we are entitled to other rights. The ones he mentions are perhaps the most basic and yet most important ones.