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It's in the nature of the US as such Rights are part of the first governing document (Constitution). The beginning says it all: "We hold these rights to be self
by nonford150 6y ago
It's in the nature of the US as such Rights are part of the first governing document (Constitution). The beginning says it all: "We hold these rights to be self-evident". The US was founded on opportunity, not outcomes (we can talk about all the people who were left out of that but it's a discussion for another time).
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoWe hold these truths (not rights) to be self evident." And it's the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution.
- flyingfences 6y ago"these truths" being that we are endowed with unalienable rights.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoSure. But that doesn't make the quote correct.