“That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights.”70 The Massachusetts Constitution (1780), which John Adams drafted, declared that “All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights.”71 New Hampshire’s Bill of Rights (1784) was similar: “All men are born equally free and independent,” and “All men have certain natural, essential, and inherent rights.”72 James Wilson’s 1774 pamphlet, Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament, laid out the
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