HISTORIC HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTS
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 impact even today, as we witness dramatic struggles 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)
Fairfax Resolves (1774)
George Mason's Remarks on Independent Elections (1775)
Virginia Declaration of Rights -- (first draft, May 1776)
Virginia Declaration of Rights -- (Committee draft, May 27, 1776)
Virginia Declaration of Rights -- (final version, June 1776)
Virginia Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The U. S. Constitution
George Mason's Objections to the Constitution
Declaration of the Rights of Man
United States Bill of Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights