![]() ![]() These inalienable rights are still out of reach for many, especially for historically and persistently marginalized populations, low-income families, and immigrants looking to the United States for a better, safer life as did our own families.įor me, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness means-at the very least-having enough money to meet my family’s basic needs, having the freedom to travel from place to place without fear of being questioned as to why I’m there, and being able to raise my children with the expectation that their lives will be better than mine. Because today, nearly 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, we still do not have equality-even for "all men"-and we have not secured for all the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ![]() We’ve come a long way, yet there is still so much work to do to realize our founders' vision. Tomorrow marks our country’s 243rd birthday.
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