History of North America

What was the natural law that Jefferson referred to?

Thomas Jefferson, in the Declaration of Independence, referred to the "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" as the source of unalienable rights and the foundation for just government. The law of nature, also known as natural law or natural rights, is a philosophical and ethical concept that holds that specific fundamental moral principles are inherent in human nature and do not depend on the beliefs, culture, or laws of any particular society or government.