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De Omnibus Dubitandum - Lux Veritas

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Inequality as a Function of Nature and Individuality

By Michael Chance on Sep 15, 2013
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." With these words, so began the greatest experiment in the history of man's relationship to his government, and to his his fellow man. The key word in the phrase: created. The phrase does not introduce an argument in favor of cradle-to-grave equality of outcomes or living standards, including incomes; that should stand as self-evident as well, as evidenced by its linguistic structure.

We are born into a state of equality derived from natural rights; rights which are conferred solely upon the basis of one's person - that we exist is sufficient evidence of one's qualification. The manner in which one exercises these rights as an instrument, or as a vehicle in the pursuit of happiness, is largely left to the individual to determine as a function of personal decision-making, or how he acts upon opportunity. Because each individual is unique in his own person, there exists no guarantee that any of us departs this world in a state of equal outcomes with everyone else, and every guarantee we will not….To Read More…..

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