Part one of term paper
George Mason in the Virginia declaration of rights stated, “All men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights.” In stating that every person born into this world is born with the same freedoms but based upon what culture he or she is born into certain rights may or may not be placed upon that person, Mas ...

Part two of term paper
... His strong political background allowed Mason to campaign against the ratification of the Constitution even after helping write it because he disagreed with a few of the concessions made in the document. The original colonists of America were in a way spoiled when it came to the rights of English subjects so naturally when forming their societies they incorporated those rights in their culture. When oppressed by the English, colonists fought vehemently for their rights and their principal ...