Political Science · Political Theory
'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.' This famous quote is attributed to?
AGeorge Washington
BThomas Jefferson ✓ Correct
CBenjamin Franklin
DJames Madison
Correct answer: (B) Thomas Jefferson — This famous line is attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
Explanation
★This famous line is attributed to Thomas Jefferson.
★He was the principal author of the American Declaration of Independence of 1776.
★The line states the doctrine of natural human equality and unalienable rights.
★Its trio of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness echoes Locke's life, liberty and property.
★Jefferson later became the third President of the United States.
★George Washington was the first President and commander of the revolution, not the drafter.
★Franklin and Madison contributed elsewhere, Madison especially to the Constitution.
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