{"id":51672,"date":"2015-07-04T16:01:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/04\/we-hold-these-truths-to-be-sacred-undeniable-that-all-men-are-created-equal-independent-that-from-that-equal-creation-they-derive-rights-inherent-inalienable-among-which-are.html"},"modified":"2015-07-04T16:01:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:01:36","slug":"we-hold-these-truths-to-be-sacred-undeniable-that-all-men-are-created-equal-independent-that-from-that-equal-creation-they-derive-rights-inherent-inalienable-among-which-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/04\/we-hold-these-truths-to-be-sacred-undeniable-that-all-men-are-created-equal-independent-that-from-that-equal-creation-they-derive-rights-inherent-inalienable-among-which-are.html","title":{"rendered":""We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness.""},"content":{"rendered":"

— Thomas Jefferson<\/b> (1743-1826) American political philosopher, polymath, statesman, US President (1801-09)
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