I have to say it is stunning to me that the principle that God has given us natural rights is now deemed by Democrats some radical and dangerous notion. Mr. Jefferson was right when he wrote those words. Government exists to protect those rights, but slavery was not okay when US Law allowed it. It was wrong then, it is wrong now. It is always wrong. I guess I would just ask you. Your role is going to be very much a role designed to defend human rights across the globe. (07:18–07:30)
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Asserts that the government's role is to protect rights, and slavery was wrong even when legal.
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