Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s July 8, 1776. I’m visiting with Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia.
JG: “Mr. Jefferson, what did you mean when you wrote in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal?”
TJ: “Mr. Gillespie, by equal, I most certainly did not mean we ought to all have equal privileges, or that we are equally talented, or that we should all be equally rich. What I meant was that before government existed, humanity had certain God-given rights that government could not take away.”
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John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
