Limitations to Natural Rights George Washington once said, “The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon”. The U.S constitution is a document that constructs America’s government and laws, and guarantee people some basic rights as citizens. The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Edison states the American colonies frustration and their motivations for seeking Independence by declaring war against Great Britain. The Declaration influenced the constitution by giving us the people some inalienable rights to “all men are created equal”, “bill of rights”, and “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. The abuses of the British government on the colonies has been very cruel. People in the colonies had little right or
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By giving us these rights, we currently have 27 amendments in Bill of Rights and each amendment give us some certain rights. In the Declaration of Independence, it states that, “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. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government (..).” (Declaration). This quote shows that the Bill of Rights was influenced by the “unalienable rights”. As has been noted, the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and “unalienable rights” came together to form the U.S …show more content…
To sum up, the British government abused the people of the colonies by making the judges dependent on the king’s will alone, and created many offices where they sent their own people as officers to harass and eat people's’ food. Furthermore, the United States created amendments to protect their citizen’s rights from British government abuses. Finally, the focus on “unalienable rights” influenced Bill of Rights by giving people the right to their life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. “The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon” by George Washington means that the Constitution is our guide for better quality life and without it is like a sentence without any
By giving us these rights, we currently have 27 amendments in Bill of Rights and each amendment give us some certain rights. In the Declaration of Independence, it states that, “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. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government (..).” (Declaration). This quote shows that the Bill of Rights was influenced by the “unalienable rights”. As has been noted, the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and “unalienable rights” came together to form the U.S …show more content…
To sum up, the British government abused the people of the colonies by making the judges dependent on the king’s will alone, and created many offices where they sent their own people as officers to harass and eat people's’ food. Furthermore, the United States created amendments to protect their citizen’s rights from British government abuses. Finally, the focus on “unalienable rights” influenced Bill of Rights by giving people the right to their life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. “The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon” by George Washington means that the Constitution is our guide for better quality life and without it is like a sentence without any