The idea that all men are created equal - with the inalienable right to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness - was a radical idea in 1776 and it’s a radical idea today. We’ve never fully actualized it but the higher purpose of every generation is to inch us closer to the goal

Dec 21, 2021 · 12:41 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Let's not be foolish. The people in charge that said it back then were dishonest about their beliefs, just as the people in charge now are. Plebeian populists *did* believe it though, & that's why they rioted in 1786/7. They were kept away from power, just as socialists are today
Replying to @marwilliamson
The WWII victory medal awarded to all veteran service members says ‘Freedom From Fear & Want, Freedom From Speech & Religion’ a big stalk of wheat on the back and blind justice on the front. That’s what that generation fought for, not this bloated empire of callous narcissists.
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I am not a victim of the world I see… nothing I see on Twitter is real.
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Not editing Jefferson. People know how the word was used.