"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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