Ted Cruz: “Thomas Jefferson, who wrote in the Declaration of…”

“And if you do not believe me, and you made reference to this, Mr. Barnes, then you can believe perhaps the most prominent Virginian to ever serve, Thomas Jefferson, who wrote in the Declaration of Independence, we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their Creator, not by government, not by the Democratic National Committee, but, but by God with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 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.” (06:29–06:58)

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