Coolidge's famous July 4th speech from 96 years ago
About the Declaration there is a finality that is exceedingly restful.
(Because it is grounded in permanent Being, not endless becoming. Yes, but)
It is often asserted that the world has made a great deal of progress since 1776, that we have had new thoughts and new experiences which have given us a great advance over the people of that day, and that we may therefore very well discard their conclusions for something more modern.
(Becoming marches on: evolution has the last word, and the last word is ETERNAL CHANGE.)
But that reasoning cannot be applied to this great charter. If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.
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https://onecosmos.blogspot.com/
That 'final' quote says it all; why is it so hard for many people to understand such simple truisms?