Natural Right Quotes

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws.

The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.

Each of us has a natural right, from God, to defend his person, his liberty, and his property.