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What did Thomas Jefferson say about rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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All men have unalienable rights: “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….”
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All men are created equal. All men have basic human rights given to them by God. The only reason to have a government is to protect these basic human rights.
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