That all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety –Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 12, 1776 Read the excerpt, and then answer the questions. To be equally free is to . Acquiring property is an example of . A person's rights cannot be .