Jefferson continues that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men and are just with the consent of the governed, too secure. Who are we as a nation? Our rights, they're not given to us by any federal official. They're not given to us by any state. They are given to us by the Lord God Almighty. Who are we and what do we believe? As conservatives? We believe that the United States of America is the greatest nation the world has ever seen. (04:23–04:35)
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Asserts that rights are given by God, not by federal or state officials.
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