These Founding Fathers were Federalists who wanted a strong central government: a
Hamilton and Madison
b
Washington and Mason
c
Adams and Henry
d
Federal Farmer and Hamilton

there is often only a small difference between what is legal and what is ethical when working with competitive intelligence..

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.