American history is replete with wonderful words of sage advice containing the wisdom of the ages. While literally pages upon pages could be written of incomparable American quotes, it can be said though that when one combs carefully through the pages of American history, you will discover that there are these certain words that stand taller than all of the others. The following words are a testimony to the greatness of America, of its ideals, of its vision, and of its purpose here on earth for not only its own countrymen but for all mankind, and these words come from our Declaration of Independence, a agreement that was signed by the delegates of all thirteen States, North as well as South, a document that upon its signing meant revolution against what was the greatest empire in the world, the United Kingdom, our mother country, far richer in wealth and population than continental America, as well as being the greatest naval power in the world, to which in our Declaration we stated: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" These words thereby formed the very essence of America, a land that has declared that all men are equal in the eyes of our Creator, and thereby no man is born into the wrongly-held concept of "the divine right of Kings", that is to say, that none can declare by birth that they derive their right to rule by the dictates of God, that instead all by birth all are equal morally as well as being equally politically within society, so that as Abraham Lincoln stated, this is a country "…of the people, by the people, for the people…."
Moreover, it can be correctly argued, that because all men are created equal, that within these words, it cannot allow, does not permit, or countenanced, that one man has the right to enslave another, because we are all brothers in God, no matter our religion, our color, our country of origin, or other assorted attributes, because an equal creation, means exactly that, that no man can ride on the back of another's man labor, and thereby wrest the bread from another man's honest exertions. Further to this point, the fact that all are created equally, means by implicit definition, that all must be treated equally within the halls of justice, and that true justice must be equally applied as well as being subject to a jury of one's peers, and not therefore a law onto itself. It must also be stated, that since all are created equal, that a government or a public policy, that later determines, for example, that some deserve certain healthcare benefits whereas others do not deserve that same courtesy, is a government or public policy that is fraudulent to the people, as the government's purpose should be to live up to the credo, that all are equal, and not that some deserve more or that some deserve less.
Our Declaration of Independence makes it abundantly clear that since all are created equal, that all are equal in the eyes of our Creator, that thereby it is of utmost concern of this country to recognize therefore that: "…God is no respecter of persons…" (Acts 10-34), so that in order for this country to be a true land of freedom, opportunity, as well as liberty for all, it must do everything within its governed powers to see that all are treated fairly, with respect, with brotherly love, and as our good neighbor.