Independence Day
The Preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence reads: We hold these truths to be self-evident (with feathers, glitter and marching bands), that all men are created equal (but not if you’re gay), that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain Inalienable rights (to grill meat, eat coleslaw and detonate explosive devices on July 4), that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
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i got a bit turned on when i read ‘endowed’… is that wrong?
tak
This is the *new* America! Get it right! It’s life, liberty, and the pursuit of PROPERTY. The way Adam Smith and John Locke intended.
About the only thing I celebrate on the fourth these days is our independence from England.