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4th of July trivia... We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. We like to think that Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and a few others penned these words, but actually they borrowed this idea from a 17th political philosopher named John Locke. In Lockes book, Two Treaties of Government, he stated that we are endowed with the Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property (Possession). Now the trivia.... Why did Jefferson change the wording from Property to Happiness? Yes, I have always taught my students this.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 02:02:27 +0000

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