Comment Try Locke (Score 1) 188
"Natural Rights" in the sense that Americans understand them were discussed at length by John Locke back in the late 1600's.
If you get a chance to check out his Second Treatise , you will see these writings that heavily influenced America's founding fathers. In fact, if you read the Declaration of Independence closely, you will find that some of it was cribbed word for word from Locke!