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Obama drops 'Creator' from Declaration quote
President gives no credit to author of life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Posted: September 18, 2010
6:05 pm Eastern
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the announcement of the Change the Equation initiative at the White House in Washington September 16, 2010. The initiative seeks to improve science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to better prepare students to lead in the 21st century economy. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION)
President Obama removed the reference to the "Creator" from the Declaration of Independence when he quoted a portion at a meeting of the Congressional Hispanic Congress.
Obama said, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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But the the actual quotation is:
"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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The video, where the reference appears shortly past the 22-minute mark:
On the Gunny G blog, there was outrage.
"I'm surprised this has not created a stir – perhaps lost in the election results," he wrote.
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