Wait a minute. Does it say just born equal? It says created equal. Okay. By someone. We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, and among these the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It was such a revolutionary statement at the time. You know why? Because we shattered that old paradigm, that old philosophy. (06:17–06:23)
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Asserts that the Declaration of Independence lists life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights.
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