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I quote Thomas Jefferson: > all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Libe
by h2odragon 3y ago
I quote Thomas Jefferson:
> all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
The State creates nothing; it acts as an agent to help citizens act in concert to secure their natural rights.
- lapcat 3y ago> endowed by their Creator 1) This is meaningless to atheists. 2) On the other hand, to Christians: “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:23) Of course Jefferson himself was a wealthy landowner and slaveholder. By the way, the "founders" stole most of their ideas from British philosopher John Locke.
- h2odragon 3y agoYou may not have any Creator beyond your parents; does that mean you haven't the same right to pursue your own will that anyone else has?
- ReptileMan 3y ago200 years later is still bullshit. Inspiring bullshit, but bullshit nonetheless. A rights without power to enforce them are imaginary.