Virginia Declaration of Rights

June 18, 2010

• VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS – June 12 1776

  The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent natural rights of men, including the right to rebel against “inadequate” government. It influenced a number of later documents, including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), the United States Bill of Rights (1789), and the French Revolution’s Declaration of [...]