Kamala Harris omits ‘life’ from Declaration of Independence quote in remarks against overturn of Roe

[Michie]

The real Declaration reads: '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.'

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks over the weekend bemoaning the overturn of Roe v. Wade on what would have been the ruling’s 50th anniversary, during which she quoted the Declaration of Independence with a glaring omission.

“A promise we made in the Declaration of Independence that we are each endowed with the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” Harris said Sunday before a Florida audience. “Be clear. These rights were not bestowed upon us. They belong to us as Americans.”

The most famous passage from the Declaration of Independence states that “[w]e 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.” The vice president’s invocation of that passage skips over “life,” the right that legal abortion deprives the preborn.

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Kamala Harris omits 'life' from Declaration of Independence quote in remarks against overturn of Roe - LifeSite

The real Declaration reads: '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.'

www.lifesitenews.com

 

[Sword of the Lord]

They don't even try to hide it.

 

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The real Declaration reads: '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.'

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks over the weekend bemoaning the overturn of Roe v. Wade on what would have been the ruling’s 50th anniversary, during which she quoted the Declaration of Independence with a glaring omission.

“A promise we made in the Declaration of Independence that we are each endowed with the right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” Harris said Sunday before a Florida audience. “Be clear. These rights were not bestowed upon us. They belong to us as Americans.”

The most famous passage from the Declaration of Independence states that “[w]e 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.” The vice president’s invocation of that passage skips over “life,” the right that legal abortion deprives the preborn.

Continued below.

Kamala Harris omits 'life' from Declaration of Independence quote in remarks against overturn of Roe - LifeSite

The real Declaration reads: '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.'

www.lifesitenews.com

I find her remark that "these rights were not bestowed upon us" particularly stupid since the Declaration of Independence in that section says endowed by their Creator. By omitting the "endowed by their Creator" part, she completely changed the historical intent of this section, which was specifically put in their by Jefferson to combat the right of kings to oppress God-given rights.

The more I hear the arguments of the pro-choice crowd, the more I feel like I am surrounded by parrots, spouting learned phrases in the hope that in the raucous confusion of loud and angry noise, we don't see how vacuous their arguments actually are.