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Tim Scott: “Our rights don't come from the government. No, our rights…”

Featuring: Tim Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, South Carolina

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FULL SPEECH: Senator Tim Scott Reflects on MLK Jr., Rosa Parks & More - 05/17/26

Published | Video Starts at 04:19

The civil rights movement was grounded in a simple but powerful truth that every single one of us created equal. Every single one of us created equal before a loving, gracious God. And Our rights don't come from the government. No, our rights come from God, the King of Kings. I said the Lord of Lords, I said the Alpha and the Omega. The beginning and the end. That's our God. Can I hear an amen? Oh yeah. (04:19–04:33)

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Asserts that individual rights are derived from God, not the government.

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