 This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then actually enjoying that equality, nor yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In fact they had no power to confer such a boon....  The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine - Page 2191887Full view - About this book
 | Clifford P. Futcher, United States. Adjutant-General's Office - Citizenship - 1927 - 148 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal with " certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they...fact, they had no power to confer such a boon. They simply meant to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances... | |
 | National Republican club inc - 1927 - 408 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal, with certain inalienable rights among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This they said...did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all men were then actually enjoying that equality, nor that they were about to confer it immediately upon... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - Genocide - 1950 - 570 pages
...the assertion of human equality in the Declaration of Independence, he said : "They (the drafters) did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then actually enjoying that equality or yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In fact, they had no power to confer... | |
 | Harry V. Jaffa - History - 1982 - 466 pages
...they did consider all men created equal— equal in "certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they...did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all men were enjoying that equality, nor yet, that they were about to confer it immediately upon them.... | |
 | John P. Diggins - History - 1986 - 430 pages
...they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all men were actually enjoying that equality, nor yet, that they...boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. They meant to set up a standard... | |
 | Hadley Arkes - Philosophy - 1986 - 448 pages
...did consider all men created equal, — equal in certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This they said,...that all were then actually enjoying that equality, or yet that they were about to confer it immediately upon them. In fact they had no power to confer... | |
 | John P. Diggins - History - 1986 - 430 pages
...did consider all men created equal — equal in "certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This they said,...did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all men were actually enjoying that 316 equality, nor yet, that they were about to confer it immediately... | |
 | David Zarefsky - History - 1993 - 324 pages
...until the last encounter, at Alton, where Lincoln read from his earlier speech. The Founders, he noted, "did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that...they were about to confer it immediately upon them. . . . They meant simply to declare the right so that the enforcement of it might follow as fast as... | |
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