John Locke's beliefs in natural rights appears in the Declaration of Independence in the form of the preamble stating: "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.”
Locke believed that man had the unalienable rights of life liberty and the pursuit of property.
John Locke's beliefs in natural rights appears in the Declaration of Independence in the form of the preamble stating: "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.”
Because as a “liberal,” Shelley would have been excited by the thought of common subjects and their elected Parliament rising up against a tyrannical king, deposing him, and abolishing the monarchy.
