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The United States Declaration of Independence of 1776 proclaimed what three rights?

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Right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

Jefferson considered these rights as "natural rights" which the government was obligated to protect. These were the rights given by nature or God and could not be taken away by any power.
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