Marking the 250th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence – A Critical View…

John Gray is the Chair of Reclaim the Enlightenment 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. Who could not be inspired by the opening words of the American Declaration of Independence signed by...