Question

What does this quote from the Declaration of Independence mean in your own words?

"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​

Answer 1

The quote is provided is basically saying:

As we are all made as equals in this world, we have also been give our own rights and freedoms when we enter this world. As my life belongs only to me, bestowed to me, and shall only be mine for me, I am to also given the right to have happiness, and the life I want to live.

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Answer 2

The written law does not look at one's race but at the crime committed; the sentencing should not be dependent on the race of the convict. Even though Thomas Jefferson owned slaves to his death, I believe this is what Jefferson meant when he said "all men are created equal" — that Americans are entitled to equal justice under the law (Patterson 10).

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