All men are created equal

The authors of the Declaration of Independence held “certain 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." (Declaration of Independence) Some may say this is the American Dream but others believe in a more materialistic dream. Some may say that being wealthy, owning luxury cars, and attending parties with powerful leaders is the American Dream. In…

As former President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson once said, “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.” Thoma Jefferson implies that the people are not to be controlled nor deprived of their rights, no matter their skin color or race. In Henry David Thoreau’s essay, “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” he influences the…

them the power to govern as they saw fit, for Native Americans it meant their way of life was threatened and for the common man it meant he or she was no longer English. While the document does not mean freedom for all, it did make great strides--for its time--in attempting to bring all peoples into the fold of American democracy. This declaration is a far cry from…

“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.”. This excerpt from the US constitution shows the basis of the American national ethos of equal opportunity in a pursuit of happiness and fulfilment, this ethos having been manifested into an idea more recently known as the American Dream. The human experience in this instance is a parallel to the American Dream, also at its core…

“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” (“The Declaration of Independence”). This quote reveals one of the first American Dreams envisioned in the Declaration of Independence, which specifically is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. An American Dream for an individual can be defined as an envisioned future where one…

patches, many pieces, many colors, and many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.” This quotation spoken by Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist, demonstrates how influences of puritanical culture possess metaphorically a patch in the quilt of the United States and the idea of puritans influencing Americans from the belief of conforming to civilizations norms. Throughout the United States, Americans are held up to the idea of equal opportunity but subsequently caused by our…

“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.” When Thomas Jefferson wrote that iconic phrase for the Declaration of Independence, he was considerably influenced by the natural law philosophies of John Locke. Locke was one of the first to introduce the idea that property is acquired through labor, and that the value of that property is fundamentally intertwined with the…

Jenny Schneider Professor McDowell Human Nature in the Federalist The Declaration of Independence states, “All men are created equal.” This naive ideology was instilled into the minds of the brave and intelligent men while writing the document that would allow The United States to become the nation that has evolved into. Publius, a pseudonym for James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay throughout the Federalist papers knows however, that this statement concerning equality is not one…

In Patrick Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention,” he fervently expresses his opinions on the rights of men and the defense of freedom in America. Throughout his speech, Henry explains to the Virginia Convention, the need to form a militia, in order to fight against the encroaching British army. He ardently goes on to illuminate that deciding whether or not to form a militia, is more “a question of freedom or slavery,” to Britain. Further elucidating the necessity of defending the country’s…

Thomas Jefferson once said, “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” This quote was used to express how back in the 1700s, everyone within the united states shall be treated the same no matter what their skin color is or how financially well off they were. The quote previously stated was in the constitution of the United States, which we follow to this day. A high school in La Palma, California have developed a new method to track students by separating them.…