It starts
'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.'
Are there more sacred words? Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.
Then it closes...
'And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.'
Q: Has our history or political rhetoric ever treated the 'Fortunes' line to mean wealth sharing and been serious in the debate?
The Declaration of Independence ends:
'And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.'
I read a social contract pledging our fortunes that we don't consider today ever. What opens the Declaration we consider sacred and the end is a call back to the begining we seem to ignore.
Can you shine any light there?