So it was asserted by the Founding Fathers and many others of that generation.
”Our founders rejected the Divine Right of Kings and recognized that human rights come from Nature's God. We all may interpret that God differently but we must never forget that we come into this world with "unalienable rights." To do otherwise is to willingly submit to slavery.”
As succinctly stated by Jefferson, et al.
Please forgive me for re-stating it. A lot of Americans seem to have forgotten.