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This is a line from the US Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
"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"
It is an expansion on a train of thought in British (and therefore American) legal thinking at the time, that a Government cannot take away certain rights nor can people voluntarily give them up this is what "unalienable" means - "can't be got rid of" so it means basically "people have some rights which are untouchable by anyone" the Declaration goes on to list some of these rights "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
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What is the term for the rights that all people should have?
inalienable (cannot be transferred to another or others) or unalienable rights (Not to be separated, given away, or taken away; inalienable)
What does all men are created equal endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights mean?
It means that everyone is created with rights, by our very nature. Inalienable means that the rights are part of us, not something that we can be separated from. Creator refers to God, but even if you don't believe, it still means that we are all born with rights that aren't given to people differently, but we all have them equally.
According to john Locke who does inalienable rights in a social contract belong to?
John Locke believes that inalienable rights in a social contract belong to the people. People need government but the government needs to do what is best for the people.
What term does the Declaration of Independence use to describe natural rights guaranteed to people naturally instead of by the law?
It refers to them as "inalienable rights" which are those human rights due everyone, regardless of their society or system of government. Inalienable means "cannot be given up to others."
What are the inalienable rights people are born with?
The ones that the Constitution states and in the amendments. That is why they are "inalienable rights" meaning that every person has them from the day that they were born and anybody who takes them away have committed a federal crime.
