The following documents concerning basic rights and liberties either influenced, or were influenced by, George Mason's ideas and political thought. Mason's words, immortalized in the Virginia Declaration of Rights, carry considerable influence even today, as we have witnessed the dramatic fight for human rights throughout the world. These documents represent but a few examples of the timelessness and importance of the fight for human rights.
 

Magna Carta
Bill of Rights (England, 1689)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The U. S. Constitution
Declaration of the Rights of Man
United States Bill of Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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