Скачать или смотреть The Meaning of “Self-Evident Truths:” The Basics of Constitutional Government, Part 14

The second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence begins like this: "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."

But what does "We hold these truths to be self-evident" mean? We explain more in today's episode!

60-Second Civics, Episode 4506: December 27, 2021

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Content Credits:
Visual 1 & 4 (Signing declaration): Edward Savage and/or Robert Edge Pine. Congress Voting the Declaration of Independence, c. 1776. Copyprint of oil on canvas, Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (53), Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffdec.html#053
Visual 2 (Text of declaration): RoosterHD, Getty Images Signature/Canva
Visual 3 (Thomas Jefferson): Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State: https://flic.kr/p/4smnaf
Visual 5 (Justice scales): olson, Getty Images/Canva
Visual 6 (Jefferson, Franklin, etc.): Currier and Ives. The Declaration Committee, New York, 1876, Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffdec.html#056