"we hold these truths to be self evident"
US Constitution
2007-11-12 11:03:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
sorry- now i feel like an idiot...this is in fact from the Declaration of Independence:)
2007-11-12 11:17:17 · update #1
we belief these to be facts and clear for easy understanding
sort off means that
2007-11-12 11:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's NOT from the Constitution. It's from the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was looking for a way to claim an authority for the actions they were about to take that was independent of the the British.
2007-11-12 11:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by gunplumber_462 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In context of the "The Declaration of Independence", it means that the truths mentioned afterwards need no proof [self-evident] because they are granted from God.
"...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"
2007-11-12 11:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by x2000 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We believe that the things should be obvious on their own right.
2007-11-12 11:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋