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George Mason in the Virginia declaration of rights stated, “All men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights.” In stating that every person born into this world is born with the same freedoms but based upon what culture he o ....

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.... incorporated those rights in their culture. When oppressed by the English, colonists fought vehemently for their rights and their principals. The essence of America from the start was the opportunity for people of all backgrounds, culture, races, and religions to start fresh in a society granting freedoms and rights not available in other countries. The question from colonial times was the origin of those rights. Were rights able to be granted from person to person? Or were those rights inherited based upon the culture the given person is born or assimilated into? Given George Mason’s views, a person is both his or her own individual authori ....