Cambridge instituted the Declaration on Consciousness, the new scientific standard for the neurological capabilities of nonhuman species, revealing that animals are far more intelligent than previously thought. ... Animals, which are more similar to man than different in terms of intelligence and consciousness, deserve the same protections and liberties manifested in some of the most historic and profound legal documents, such as the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the United Nations' Universal Declaration on Rights (1948). ... After the institution of the groundbreaking Declaratio...

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Thomas Jefferson also echoed Locke in the Declaration of Independence and in later pronouncements defending revolutions, attacking paternalistic government, and upholding free expression of unpopular opinions. ...

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