The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish inadequate government. It influenced later documents including the United States Declaration of Independence, also of 1776, and the United States Bill of Rights of 1789.
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Source The Avalon Project, Yale Law School: Virginia Declaration of Rights 1776
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1. Wikipedia: Virginia Declaration of Rights
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government.
In Group: National Declarations, Petitions and Charters of Rights, Lead paragraph
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government.
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View the SourceThe Avalon Project, Yale Law School: Virginia Declaration of Rights 1776
The Avalon Project, Yale Law SchoolDrafted By: George Mason, HeadingQuote, Drafted By: George Mason, Heading
drafted by Mr. George Mason
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