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Virginia's Declaration of Rights was the example used to draft the United States first Bill of Rights. George Mason drafted this early Virginia document.
Thomas Jefferson based much of the Declaration of Independence on the idea that all men have rights. These included â??Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
John Locke
The Declaration of Rights of Man was inspired by the Declaration of Rights written in the United States. One of the biggest fault in the document is the lack of addressing the economic ties between citizens.
George Mason authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights and would not sign the Constitution. He refused because the Constitution lacked a bill of rights, and he was of the opinion it would give too much power to the government.