Posted by
grassroots_conservative on Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:47:02 PM
You
have heard so many variations and misapplications, but here is the
actual quote:
“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.”
All
men are created equal—what does that mean? We know that from the
womb, physically (genetically) there are significant inequalities
(not just dissimilarities or disparities) among practically all men
(read: mankind). Even though the grammatical interpretation of these
words renders an untruth, we know our eminently wise founding fathers
spoke a simple yet profound truth. What is that truth?
If
you were to ask a socialist-statist, he would tell you that it means
that it is empirically unfair that the proletarian earns a paupers
wage while the bourgeoisie live a life of luxury. If you were to ask
one of the so-called “race pimps,” he would tell you that it
means that as long as the average black man earns less than the
average white man, we need to force employers to hire and promote one
race of people over another. A democrat politician would tell you
that the minimum wage ought to be raised to the median income or some
nonsense. I could go on, but you get the picture.
All
of these answers miss the point. They don't understand that this
country was not founded on the premise
that all things are meant to be even-steven. It was founded first and
foremost on freedom: life liberty and property. Although the pursuit
of happiness is an unalienable right, the reception of such is by no
means a guarantee. THERE IS NO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, except in regards
to the just application of the law to all people; and that
is the true meaning of the phrase “all men are created equal”:
The
law is no respecter of persons.