“Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.” - Psalm 98:9
“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 to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” - From the Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and with the insertion of the phrase “self-evident” by Benjamin Franklin
These men had read John Locke who wrote, “All men are born equa…
