Philosophy

John Locke

  1. Brian Tubbs

This archived discussion is "read only" due to the absence of an active Feature Writer/moderator for this topic.


Top
1.   Sep 27, 2006 7:35 AM

» Feature Writer Brian Tubbs - Jefferson


Thomas Jefferson actually borrowed from George Mason's Virginia Declaration of Rights when he penned the stirring opening lines of the Declaration of Independence.

The VA Declaration of Rights opens with the following: "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; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety."

Of course, Mason (and later Jefferson) were certainly incorporating Lockean principles. But the expansion of "property" to "pursuit of happiness" is a logical extension.

Suite101
Feature Writer Brian Tubbs
Feature Writer for Protestantism


Post this Discussion Post to facebook Add this Discussion Post to del.icio.us! Digg this Discussion Post furl this Discussion Post Add this Discussion Post to Reddit Add this Discussion Post to Technorati Add this Discussion Post to Newsvine Add this Discussion Post to Windows Live Add this Discussion Post to Yahoo Add this Discussion Post to StumbleUpon Add this Discussion Post to BlinkLists Add this Discussion Post to Spurl Add this Discussion Post to Google Add this Discussion Post to Ask Add this Discussion Post to Squidoo

This archived discussion is "read only" due to the absence of an active Feature Writer/moderator for this topic.

Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion.