The more precise issue is: a) whether these rights are granted by the Creator and then perfected by consent or b) whether these rights are not granted by the Creator, but are granted alone by the consent of man. It is that part about it being self-evident that should throw us off a bit, particularly in light of the statement about being created equal and the right to life. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. One the most referenced lines from the Declaration is " all men are created equal.endowed by their Creator with the unalienable right to life" to wit: 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 people believe that the Declaration of Independence referenced a Christian god, but clever separation-of-church-and-state Jefferson (who believed neither in Jesus' divinity nor the Trinity) referenced only the " Laws of Nature and of Nature's God," " the Creator" and " Divine Providence." Constitution, but rather a document of rhetoric and declared rebellion, directed to King George, III, who believed that his authority was derived from a Christian god. The Declaration of Independence was not a document of governance of men, such as the U.S. The Declaration of Independence is a great literary work, and one of the formative documents of the United States, but, we must remember its purpose. In result, men of sufficient means tended to be balanced human beings, and, from this broad foundation of learning and experience, sprang a font of wisdom. A man in those days tended to be combination of philosopher, business owner, farmer and soldier, by life necessity. Indeed, in those days, the time spent with book learning was based upon the liberal arts classics of history, science, philosophy and literature, including, of course, the most widely read book of all time, The King James Bible. There was no Facebook and Twitter in the Age of Enlightenment.
He was an extraordinary man, like many of the Founding Fathers. Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Kennedy’s dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners, JFK remarked: I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "aJohn F.
You've heard this when talking about equality or on the Fourth of July, celebrating America's independence, which was first heralded by this historic document. One of the many things Jefferson's declaration… er, declared was that "all men are created equal." Being a 1700s slave-owner, Thomas Jefferson clearly meant only white men (although, he did criticize slavery in his original draft).Īlso, he really did just mean men-no girls allowed. He created a document so important that we now have to capitalize it. So Congress assigned Thomas Jefferson the task of drafting a declaration of independence. In 1776, Americans were sick of being under the heel of England.specifically King George III's. This line was written by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). Patriotism Wisdom Life Freedom Politics Faith Truth Equality History Thomas Jefferson Historical Figures Historical Documents The Declaration of Independence Context
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