Quote from RCG Trader:
see above
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.
that is exactly right. No king, no lord, no church, no govt will hold themselves out as more equal than others.
1. Slavery was all over the world. Kings and queens ruled the world over. These founders set forth a world wide revolution saying individuals were equal to kings queens, govts,
By putting in place those words, men who wrote it and voted for it knew they were laying the foundation to eliminate slavery.
Jefferson a slave owner wrote it. Can you imagine he did not understand he was indicting himself with his own words.
You have it exactly right. These men were classical liberals.
Small govt... big individual rights. They even put in place the foundation for freeing their own slaves. (or the next generations.)
