A right to something is said to be inalienable if it cannot be taken away or given up. Jefferson may have been thinking both of the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness being taken away and the notion that the American colonists had willingly
The importance of alienability
The importance of alienability
The importance of alienability
A right to something is said to be inalienable if it cannot be taken away or given up. Jefferson may have been thinking both of the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness being taken away and the notion that the American colonists had willingly