How would you react to being denied the fact to pursue your dreams? How would you react to being discriminated upon? How would you react to an outrageous change in your life that you have no control over? These are the worrisome problems that our founding fathers have faced upon. Their answers have become known through the Declaration of Independence which states, “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.” These words hold great importance upon American society as we know a behold to this day.
Upon the birth of human life, it is said that we are endowed with certain unalienable rights, these rights that are stated in the Declaration of Independence are to be, “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” In Andrew Sullivan’s words he states, “I believe that within every soul lies the ability to reach for its own good… I believe in a system of government that places liberty at the center of its concerns.” Andrews words are the epitome of …show more content…
Take China for example; In 1989 there were thousands of protesters that blamed the their current government for corruption and demanded to switch towards a government of democracy. China reacted by having 3000 of their own people killed. These events were just under thirty years ago. Thousands of people died from their own country for a right that we have had for two hundred and forty one years, this truly shows the value of this right and how much it’s