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Ethics Morality Australia and America in the past have been known as major proponents of human rights. And it is important that this status doesn't change due to political or religious pressures. Everyone born in these countries have certain unalienable rights. These rights must be safeguarded as sacred. Introduction As earlier stated everyone has certain unalienable rights. Our Founding Fathers deemed these necessary Universal Truths. Thomas Jefferson used a quote from John Locke "a peoples’ inalienable right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. “The necessity of pursuing happiness [is] the foundation of liberty. As therefore the highest perfection of intellectual nature lies in a careful and constant pursuit of true and solid happiness; so the care of ourselves, that we mistake not imaginary for real happiness, is the necessary foundation of our liberty. The stronger ties we have to an unalterable pursuit of happiness in general, which is our greatest good, and which, as such, our desires always follow, the more are we free from any necessary determination of our will to any particular action…” (1894, p. 348) And the Good book reveals to us to heed a warning about our rights and freedom. The quote is in the Bible the book of Ephesians 6:11 - 12 that reads: 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the (d)evil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Rights as an American The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in the form of amendments. The chief purpose of the amendments was to protect the rights of individuals from the government's interference. They guarantee rights such as religious freedom, freedom of the press, and trial by jury to all American citizens. First Amendment: Freedom… -
Ethics Morality Our Founding Fathers of the United States of America realized that our fundamental rights were being usurped by a system that meant to enslave a people who had moved away from the Motherland for financial and religious Freedom and Independence for All. Preface After a long period of suffering for an end that resulted in the Declaration of Independence being drafted in secret by the Original 13 states of the Americas and then served to the King of Great Britain. This was precipitated by a number of taxes that the British enacted to pay for their war efforts with the French. It was said that the French and British wars over the land in the Americas had costed Great Britain billions of dollars. 1764: Sugar Act was aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies increasing Great Britain's revenues. This represented taxation without representation and was considered grossly unfair. 1765: Stamp Act was an imposed direct tax on the American colonies that required that printed materials be produced on stamped paper produced in London, The printed materials included legal documents, magazines, playing cards, newspapers, and other types of paper, which had to be paid in British currency. 1766: Declaratory Act was enacted to state that the Parliament's authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament's authority to pass laws that were binding on the American colonies. 1767: Townshend Acts placed new taxes and took away freedoms such as new taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. 1773: Tea Act granted a monopoly to a Tea Company allowing the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies. This Act meant that the colonies had to purchase the tea solely from Great Britain's agents. 1774: Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts) was made up of several different Acts. Boston Port Act It closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for…Declaration of Independence
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