Protože ten nejzákladnější princip americke demokracie (bohem udělená nezcizitelná práva člověka), z ktereho americka ustava vychazi, je:
"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."
Z textu americkeho vyhlaseni nezavislosti.
