God-given rights

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The most significant contributions of Locke, a seventeenth-century English philosopher, were his ideas regarding the relationship between government and natural rights, which were believed to be God-given rights to life, liberty, and property.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

He further declared on Twitter that "I am NOT going to use the evil acts of a handful of people to diminish the God-given rights of my fellow Texans. Period."

From Fox News • Sep. 5, 2019

The Declaration’s concept of God-given rights certainly is not without its flaws.

From Time • Jul. 3, 2014

Below God-given rights and moral laws, government is directed by the consent of the governed.”

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2010

We have waited for more than 340 years for our constitutional and God-given rights.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry