How do America's Founding Ideals
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Democracy |
Rights |
Democracy is "government by the people; especially : rule of the majority" (Merriam-Webster).
Equality
Opportunity |
A right is "something to which one has a just claim" (Merriam-Webster).
LibertyLiberty is "the quality or state of being free" and "the power to do as one pleases" (Merriam-Webster).
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An opportunity is "a good chance for advancement or progress" (Merriam-Webster).
"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."
- Second Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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