A man can not marry another man and a woman can not marry another woman. That seems a little unfair. I was under the impression that all men-and women-were created equal. Weren't we, as a county, for under the idea of freedom, rights, and a say in how we live our lives? The Declaration itself states, "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 Persuit of Happiness."
Independence As a human being in this world there are certain rights that can not and should not be taken from us. Jefferson defines those rights of a citizen as “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”(Jefferson 78). When those freedoms are threatened we wont just watch them be taken from us we will stand together and fight for the rights god has given us. Jefferson was someone who saw that we needed to break away from the crown to secure our rights as a free nation. One example Jefferson gives to prove this is “He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation
In some way, these rights have become values of the American people, but these values are not practiced as intended. This type of hypocrisy is not too complex to approach from a sociological point of view because it is more blatant than realized. Egalitarianism is hypocrisy in itself. By definition, egalitarianism is all citizens are created equal, no one is above the next citizen, and all privileges are the same. The contrast in this is something that is seen on a daily basis.
Honor In 1776 American Colonies declared their freedom from Great Britain. In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson said “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." Thomas declared that all citizens have the rights to be free from oppression and have equal opportunities in pursuing their goals. But this didn’t include the slaves and this is where it all started. Slavery was outlawed in some states in the North but in the South it was still going on.
It seems we have forgotten that the Declaration of Independence states “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”. Many view this idea applying only to Americans, but this idea is endowed to all people. If opponents of immigration reform get their way then we are no longer a country built on this vital promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Instead, we are merely short sighted hypocrites focusing only on our own selfish interests, wanting to protect what we already have, but unwilling to offer it to others who have perhaps sacrificed and suffered more than ourselves, unless, of course, they are willing to pay back taxes. “Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation published a rigorous study concluding that low-skilled aliens without a high school diploma impose a fiscal cost of $89.1 billion a year, figures reflecting government services of primary and secondary education to medical care costs of criminal incarceration ”(Kris W. Kobach Immigration Amnesty and the Rule of Law).
There is a moral to the story. People shouldn’t be judge on where they came from or where their ancestors came from. Everyone should be treated equally, because we are all the same inside. The white man is not more or less important than a black man, and vice
Fundamental Rights In America By Jesse Legere What it means to be an American has historically changed in direct correlation to the meaning behind “all men are created equal.” The evolving interpretation, as time goes on, seems to slowly, without straying out of context, achieve more of an equal distribution of rights among all citizens of America but still fails to achieve absolute equality. What does this mean for you, as a citizen? We as a society are becoming better at judging individuals compared to judgment based on physical attributes. Ethnic background, sexual orientation, or one's country of origin shouldn't define who we are as individuals. The idea that all men are created equal is a concept from many years ago, and yet it
Additionally, it is important to explain to the public, including those in other nations, why this declaration of independence is being made. The second paragraph contains the philosophy upon which the declaration is based stating that "all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain “unalienable Rights”, which the government should never take away. These rights include "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." Governments exist to support the rights of men. Governments exist only through the power of the people that they represent.
If everyone did, people wouldn’t feel that they have to try so hard to fit in with society. If everyone lived by this we would have more people living/being in the world, not of the world. Lastly, if everyone lived by this our government wouldn’t be so dysfunctional. First, what does Equality 7-2521 mean by this? He means to be free, you can’t do everything someone tells you to do or be.
Is it wrong to sell another human being? Is it wrong to strip someone of their right to think? In America, as stated by the Declaration of Independence, “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.” How are African Americans denied these rights as any person in America that