[填空题]The American idea of respecting human rights came from several sources. First, the colonists had been (41) of their fights in the Old World. They realized that people’s rights must be (42) . Moreover, the Bible and literature from Greece and Rome taught that people are born with basic rights. As a result, the U.S. Constitution included 10 (43) to guarantee citizens basic rights. This "Bill of Rights" promised freedom of religion, freedom of speech and of the press, the right to bear arms and the right to a fair (44) .
Throughout American history, the belief in (45) human rights has influenced government policies and laws. Slavery (46) argued that even slaves had fights as human beings. Finally, after the Civil War, slavery was (47) . As industries developed, many people protested the poor working conditions. Eventually, laws were passed (48) workers fair wages and working hours and prohibiting c