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Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was adopted by the Virginia Convention on 12 June 1776, drafted mainly by George Mason. It declared that all men are by nature equally free and independent, with inherent rights to life, liberty and property, and protected freedom of the press and of religion. It influenced the Declaration of Independence, the United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Virginia Declaration of Rights. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/virginia-declaration-of-rights
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