Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson's "The Declaration of Independence" is a world famous political manifesto in which Jefferson revolutionary vision is expressed, related to natural human rights, the birth of government and the functions of the government.In this writing, Jefferson describes about the law of nature and says that nature has created all men equal and freedom is the blessing of all human beings. In other words, he says that naturally, all men are created equal and all have the natural rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. Jefferson explains the law of nature by stating, "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." The right of life, the right of protecting life, right of liberty, is the right of enjoying freedom and the right of happiness means the right of searching happiness to everyone. In Jefferson’s opinion all of us have such rights that are given by nature so these rights are also called unalienable rights of the people. Jefferson points out that to protect life, liberty and happiness people make an agreement among themselves and they form a government, which would preserve their rights. According to Jefferson's governmental views, primarily the government should preserve the inalienable human rights which is the primary or basic function of government. The secondary function of the government is that it should establish diplomatic relationship with other states or cut off the existing relationships. Jefferson believes on the supreme power of people and he believes on revolutions. He thinks that the revolution of the people can abolish the despotic government and they can form the true preserver of human rights. Thomas Jefferson sets a benchmark to set up a government focusing mainly on human rights. I personally believe that Jefferson's Declarations of Independence revolutionalized the governmental regimes.