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改訂版・独立宣言 「すべての人は平等に造られ、 誰もが“他人を知人に押し付ける権利”を有す。 自由――とりわけ“敵同士かどうか確かめもせず紹介する自由”。 幸福追求――すなわち“見知らぬ者の群れで他人を追い回す権利”」

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Original

A social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies. The introduction attains its most malevolent development in this country, being, indeed, closely related to our political system. Every American being the equal of every other American, it follows that everybody has the right to know everybody else, which implies the right to introduce without request or permission. The Declaration of Independence should have read thus:

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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, and the right to make that of another miserable by thrusting upon him an incalculable quantity of acquaintances; liberty, particularly the liberty to introduce persons to one another without first ascertaining if they are not already acquainted as enemies; and the pursuit of another's happiness with a running pack of strangers.