250 Years of 'All Men Created Equal'
Two hundred fifty years ago, a small group of colonists challenged the most powerful empire on Earth. They had no standing army, no navy, and no certainty of survival. What they had was conviction. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that 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.”
TL;DR
- The Declaration of Independence states "all men are created equal" with unalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
- The nation has a history of not fully living up to its founding principles, including slavery, denial of voting rights to women, and internment of Japanese Americans.
- The author questions how current generations will justify ending the lives of unborn children.
- The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Clinic decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, returned the abortion question to the people and their representatives.
- The article calls for a return to first principles, asserting that founding documents provide a framework for pursuing justice and recognizing the equal dignity of every human being, born and unborn.