In paragraph 2, the Declaration cites “certain unalienable Rights” and mentions three: “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” What is an unalienable right? If someone has an unalienable (or...

In paragraph 2, the Declaration cites “certain unalienable Rights” and mentions three: “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” What is an unalienable right? If someone has an unalienable (or inalienable) right, does that imply that he or she also has certain duties? If so, what are these duties? John Locke, a century earlier (1690), asserted that all men have a natural right to “life, liberty, and property.” Do you think the decision to drop “property” and substitute “pursuit of happiness” improved Locke’s claim? Explain how or why you think Jefferson changed the phrase.