# The Philosophy of the Declaration of Independence: Part 1

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/the-philosophy-of-the-declaration-of-independence-part-1>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** August 20, 2014

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George H. Smith continues his series on the Declaration of Independence by looking to the intellectual history behind its famous reference to unalienable rights.

[Originally published in essay form on November 22, 2011.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/philosophy-declaration-independence-part-1)

_Narrated by James Foster._