What would be different today?

Posted by jimjamesjames 9 years, 2 months ago to Culture
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How about "amending" the Declaration of Independence" "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..."

Change it to: 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 AND RESPONSBILITIES, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights AND RESPONSIBILITIES, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed....


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