Posted on 04/13/2023 6:20:38 AM PDT by Ozguy1945
Thomas Jefferson was born 280 years ago today in 1743.
He wrote a first draft which a committee turned into these immortal words ........
"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."
Jefferson wrote the following himself: .............
"In matters of style swim with the current: in matters of principle, stand like a rock."
(Excerpt) Read more at freedom-demokrasi-and-civilised-humanity.com ...
Thomas Jefferson was a true hero.
God chose this land to be special or he would not have given us the men he did to get it started.
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