...are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then...boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. They meant to set up a standard...

...about the assertion of human equality in the Declaration of Independence: They (the drafters) did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were...they were about to confer it immediately upon them. Indeed they had no power to confer such a boon. They meant simply to declare the right so that the...

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...Declaration. When the authors of the Declaration spoke of equality, Lincoln insisted, "they did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were then actually enjoying that equality. ... They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered...

...which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were...might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. Mr. Lincoln, in conclusion, pointed out in a clear and forcible manner the real distinction between...

...said, and this meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth, that all were actually then enjoying that equality, nor yet, that they were about...as circumstances should permit. They meant to set a standard maxim for a free society, which should be familiar to all, and revered by all; constantly...

...are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This they said, and this they meant. They did not mean to assert the obvious untruth that all were then...boon. They meant simply to declare the right, so that enforcement of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit. They meant to set up a standard...

...are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.' This they said, and this they meant." They did not assert "the obvious untruth, that all were then actually...they were about to confer it immediately upon them," said Lincoln. "In fact they had no power to confer such a boon. They meant simply to declare the right,...

...assert the obvious untruth," Lincoln continued, "that all were then actually enjoying that equality. . . [t]hey meant simply to declare the right, so that...of it might follow as fast as circumstances should permit."21 Thus, according to Lincoln, the founders did not intend the context of this statement to...

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