It’s Independence Day in the U. S. and most if us in America are familiar with our Declaration of Independence and it’s “self-evident truths” and “unalienable rights”. However, when was the last time you read the entire document penned by Thomas Jefferson in 1776? Now, more than ever, it is imperative that you familiarize yourself with the original rationale for forging an independent, American nation.
Again, almost everyone can recite from memory most of this passage from the DoI:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
That’s all well and good and what is described is certainly “self-evident”. However, considering the times we live in:
Abject corruption by elected representatives in the legislative branch of government Disregard of law and Constitution by leaders of the executive branch of government Willingness to amend and create new law by the judicial branch of government Unlawful suppression of liberty and individual rights by the “bureaucratic branch of government” Complete capture and propagandizement of the “media branch of government” I believe that it is imperative that you read today the rest of the Declaration of Independence. Why? Perhaps you should review the rationale for revolution, laid out by Thomas Jefferson 239 years ago as the colonies were being held captive by a earlier, similarly tyrannical and despotic form of government (personal emphasis added):
This post was published at TF Metals Report on July 4, 2015.
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