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Originally Posted by afchic
I thought we were a society based on "equal rights for all" based on the vision of the pursuit of Life and Liberty.
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You thought but did you read and/or study what you are quoting here?
If you are referring to the Declaration of Independence, it reads: "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"
It states that humans were created with equal ability to make something of themselves, not equal outcomes.
It doesn't guarantee happiness just the pursuit of it.
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