6. I have a right to life, liberty

I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

So this one took me to the web site ‘cause I really can’t tell what it means. I didn’t find anything there that explains it.

I don’t know anyone who is against life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness. I think the issue is the equal results guarantee. As nearly as I can tell, this is about some people thinking that there should be a level playing field.

Bruce, you and I are first world white males who grew up in an upper middle class neighborhood which was safe and clean. We went to excellent schools which were well staffed and well funded. We had a grandfather who paid our way through college and his bequest got me half the way through graduate school. No student loans. No work study. Our parents read books and challenged us to expand our vocabularies. They remained in a stable and happy marriage until Dad died. We continue to have the support of our mother into our 60’s. We are so incredibly privileged.

Some people didn’t have that ladder to stand on. They will have to work really hard to attain what we were handed. There is no guarantee of equal results.