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Question 9: What are two rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

Q: What are two rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

life; liberty; pursuit of happiness

Accepted answers

•life
•liberty
•pursuit of happiness

Why this matters

The Declaration of Independence lists three important rights. They are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson wrote these words using ideas from a thinker named John Locke.

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