Freedom According to the Declaration Of Independence | The Story of Us

I’m headed to the American Philosophical

I’m headed to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia to meet with its

Society in Philadelphia to meet with its

Society in Philadelphia to meet with its librarian Patrick Spiro he studies

librarian Patrick Spiro he studies

librarian Patrick Spiro he studies documents dating back to the time of the

documents dating back to the time of the

documents dating back to the time of the country’s founding what you’re looking

country’s founding what you’re looking

country’s founding what you’re looking at here is one of the first printings of

at here is one of the first printings of

at here is one of the first printings of the Declaration of Independence the

the Declaration of Independence the

the Declaration of Independence the first section is the preamble yeah and

first section is the preamble yeah and

first section is the preamble yeah and this is where they talk about life

this is where they talk about life

this is where they talk about life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and

liberty and the pursuit of happiness and

liberty and the pursuit of happiness and the idea is that individuals should be

the idea is that individuals should be

the idea is that individuals should be free to do these things and government

free to do these things and government

free to do these things and government is constituted to protect those graters

is constituted to protect those graters

is constituted to protect those graters and what the King has done is broken

and what the King has done is broken

and what the King has done is broken that contract broken that trust and so

that contract broken that trust and so

that contract broken that trust and so they have to be freed from the king in

they have to be freed from the king in

they have to be freed from the king in order to be free to do what they want

order to be free to do what they want

order to be free to do what they want now can you say that this was the first

now can you say that this was the first

now can you say that this was the first time a group of people decided that they

time a group of people decided that they

time a group of people decided that they wanted to be free to do whatever the

wanted to be free to do whatever the

wanted to be free to do whatever the heck they wanted to do well I think it’s

heck they wanted to do well I think it’s

heck they wanted to do well I think it’s the first time that it was ever written

the first time that it was ever written

the first time that it was ever written in a official way but this is not the

in a official way but this is not the

in a official way but this is not the only version of the Declaration of

only version of the Declaration of

only version of the Declaration of Independence that survives the other

Independence that survives the other

Independence that survives the other document that I want to show you is this

document that I want to show you is this

document that I want to show you is this Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the

Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the

Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence and you can

Declaration of Independence and you can

Declaration of Independence and you can see on the side there’s these notes yeah

see on the side there’s these notes yeah

see on the side there’s these notes yeah once Congress got their hands on this

once Congress got their hands on this

once Congress got their hands on this they started changing words changing

they started changing words changing

they started changing words changing meetings I think the most notable one is

meetings I think the most notable one is

meetings I think the most notable one is in that famous phrase that people are

in that famous phrase that people are

in that famous phrase that people are endowed with certain unalienable rights

endowed with certain unalienable rights

endowed with certain unalienable rights Jefferson originally wrote inherent and

Jefferson originally wrote inherent and

Jefferson originally wrote inherent and inalienable rights inherent rights which

inalienable rights inherent rights which

inalienable rights inherent rights which Jefferson used several times means that

Jefferson used several times means that

Jefferson used several times means that all people are born with it with these

all people are born with it with these

all people are born with it with these rights okay so if these rights are not

rights okay so if these rights are not

rights okay so if these rights are not inherent then

inherent then

inherent then you’re not necessarily born with them

you’re not necessarily born with them

you’re not necessarily born with them only a few people are born with them and

only a few people are born with them and

only a few people are born with them and they’re applied only to white society

they’re applied only to white society

they’re applied only to white society like male yes yes