Explain why Virginia's declaration of rights is the foundation of the Declaration of Independence. Use at least two examples from the document to support your response
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Virginia's declaration of rights is the foundation of the Declaration of Independence due to the following reason:
1. In section one of Virginia's declaration of rights, it was stated among other things that "That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity..." This is echoed in the US Declaration of Independence where it is stated that "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness..."
2. Similarly, in Section two of Virginia's declaration of rights it is stated that "That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people..." This is echoed in the US declaration of Independence where it is stated that "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."
Virginia's Declaration of Rights was written by George Mason