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What was meant by the Enlightenment idea of natural rights?

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That is, rights that are God-given and can never be taken or even given away. Among these fundamental natural rights, Locke said, are "life, liberty, and property." ... The purpose of government, Locke wrote, is to secure and protect the God-given inalienable natural rights of the people. ( google it)

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