I don't know much about American constitutional law but this sort of
shit has got to count for something.
"
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;
"
Sadly the pursuit of happiness bit might be part of the root of the
pathologisation of human misery but...well...nothing;s perfect, yet.
That's a pretty good fucking ideal to start a nation off eh? Got to love
revolutions for leaving behind ideals which those who live in peace
chose to ignore. Those who live in the wake of those who sacrificed have
what peace offers - the chance to sell out the principles of those who
fought until the next revolution scars the land and leaves behind those
same principles (though perhaps a little bit better with each evolution).
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