I'm gone this weekend into next week, as the fourth is the principal holiday of the US civic religion (such as it is...). I'll leave with two quotes...
Pacem in Terris (1963) - John XXIII
But first We must speak of man's rights. Man has the right to live. He has the right to bodily integrity and to the means necessary for the proper development of life...
Declaration of Independence (1776) - Thomas Jefferson
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.
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