28 Principles of Liberty: Principle 6 – All Men Are Created Equal

Written by Charity Angel | June 29th, 2009 | No Comments

There are only three ways that mankind can be equal, and they are to be treated as equals in the sight of God, in the sight of the law, and in the protection of their rights.


When we read the statement All Mankind are Created Equal, what do we think that it means? We know that we are all born into different lifestyles, have different talents and abilities, and different opportunities, so what did the Founders mean by that statement? There are only three ways that mankind can be equal, and they are to be treated as equals in the sight of God, in the sight of the law, and in the protection of their rights. Some people, like Jean Jacques Rousseau, get a little confused and think that this means that men should be equal in all things. John Adams called this type of thinking a gross fraud.


While our country has not had a perfect history in defending the rights of all, that is what the Founders intended. The breakdown really occurs with minorities. Minorities in any country feel like they are the outsiders and they want to be the insiders. What is interesting about America is that every group in this nation was once a minority. After the major influx of immigrants to the U.S., it was only two or three generations before the immigrants became first-class citizens.


 


After the Constitution was adopted in 1789, there were four amendments added to make sure that everyone could enjoy equal rights. These were the thirteenth, the fourteenth, the fifteenth, and the Nineteenth. 


 

The Founders distinguished between equal rights and they recognized that society should seek to provide equal opportunities but not expect equal results, provide for equal rights, but not equal things; provide equal protection but not equal status; provide equal education opportunities but not equal grades. The founders believed that the moment that we tried to force people to have everything equally would be the moment that we lose our liberty.

 


Adapted from “The 5000 Year Leap” by W. Cleon Skousen

Article originally appreared in the Cape Fair Cryer, Cape Fair, MO www.capefaircryer.com

 


Charity Angel currently resides in Highland, Utah.  She is a strong advocate for parental involvement in education and is a political activist.  Charity is actively involved in the Campaign for Liberty as one of the Utah County Coordinators and also serves as the Chair for the Republican Liberty Caucus of Utah.  Charity enjoys singing and has a fan club on Myspace.  She has held a wide range of callings within the church.  She also maintains a personal blog (http://www.charityangel.com/).

Charity Angel

Charity Angel currently resides in Highland, Utah.  She is a strong advocate for parental involvement in education and is a political activist.  Charity is actively involved in the Campaign for Liberty as one of the Utah County Coordinators and also serves as the Chair for the Republican Liberty Caucus of Utah.  Charity enjoys singing and has a fan club on Myspace.  She has held a wide range of callings within the church.  She also maintains a personal blog (http://angelauthor.blogspot.com).


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