Lesson Three | Freedom and Equality 

Graduating from High School in the 70's, Civics and/or American Government was a required class for all seniors (you could also take the class during your Junior year). Today, in most Public schools, it's not a required class, and it hasn't been for a long time. As a result of dropping the requirement, we now have nearly two generations of Political Illiterates. Thank you Hillsdale for your Constitution 101 series. I found it it helpful and informative, and I've a better understaning of our Founding Documents.

These are truly ..all of them are special and it’s just so happens to be timing. God‘s timing in these professors are a godsend their time lead up to this. Very historical biblical time for these videos on RU-vid. It’s all about timing God‘s timing. And I appreciate every single one student professor all of them that tribute to the work of these videos. GOD BLESS All

"Animals use their voice to indicate pleasure and pain, people speak to distinguish the just from the unjust." - Beautiful. To be an animal or to be a person, now that is the question... hm.

The fundamental difference between men and not just dogs but also the entirety of creation is that we are the only ones made not just in the image of God, but also the only part of creation in which God breathed life into us. That life is the endowment in each of us an immortal soul, which makes us like God in that we are, from conception, an immortal being. Nothing else in the whole of creation can make the same claim.

Sir, I wish to thank you for these lessons you are teaching. I'm 67 and I have learned more now than I did. You are great at what you are doing. Again, thank you.

It gives me happiness to see Americans learning like this … that’s how was supposed to be ! I’m going to have a long night listening these lectures while not working!

I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you highlighting the Democratic party's video clips during the ads that run on RU-vid for your constitutional lectures. It lets people know that the Democrats have done the most to back the Constitution and provide the American public with the freedoms afforded by it. Thanks again.

Stuff like this draws a tear. Two things, two documents.. . Or compilation of documents do this to me. The Declaration of Independence and the Bible.

Every now and then Larry gets serious, really serious. It looks like he could stare down a buffalo. I love it.

I sure enjoyed lessons one and two. And I am looking forward to watching all the lessons. Thank you so much for making these available! My dad thought very highly of Hillsdale College and I believe he gave money now and then. I totally appreciate God being centered in all the teachings. God bless you sir!

Our notion of rights against unjust treatment is not limited to humans. This essence of conscience is seen in other animals as well. Dogs recognize injustice and pack dogs reject leaders they don't trust, while humans just complain. A lot of good language does us.

6/16/2022 I can be forced to do something through intimidation, pain, and punishment, but no one can take the freedom, which lies within me, unless I give it up willingly. True freedom lies within ones self, while liberty lies within the hands of those who rule over us. This was played out in feudal Japan. No one had liberty, but everyone had freedom within themselves, and everyone would spend as much of their life, living within that freedom. If given the opportunity every living being on this earth will express that inner freedom, externally through taking the liberty they feel they wish to express, within the just and proper law. Today, in Viet Nam there is a repressive government. There are, however, individuals that go off into the jungle and build a FREE life, away from society. They are expressing that inner freedom, by creating their own liberty, and at some great expense too. ;-)

awesome series

My own answer to what equality means when it was said all men are created equal. I came up with as a boy, That all man are created with and equal ability to do good or evil.

Until a few months back and watching what’s happening to this gracious country that allowed me the privilege of becoming its citizen, I have been moved to learn more about it. This videos are very interesting. Wanna keep watching. Ignorance is one of the greatest enemies to any country or kingdom.

Thank you so much for what you are doing...

Wow I'm blown back!!

"When you are thinking you are thinking to your self, you are thinking out loud and when your thinking your talking to your self... it's the same thing"... Mind blowing... 10/10

If Big Brother has his way we'll all be quacking like ducks before the end of the century.

Would’ve been great to see Walter E Williams before he passed take part in this, maybe there should be guest lectures by the likes of Thomas Sowell & Larry Elder. Robert Barnes crushed it when he spoke during the Unconstitutional Lockdowns segment, can’t wait to see what is put forth next!

Because you were born sentient.

Thank you ! You are truly amazing!

Equality means that all human being and living beings got the same rights under the Laws of Nature and of nature's of God,to life,liberty and pursuit of happiness cause were created under his laws here on 🌎.And as Humans being the Faith and the Reason granted from those Laws of Nature and nature's of god gave us our freedom.

Wow!

I've been following, and saving your series on the Constitution, for my Grandkids - but unbelievably, and yet, not surprisingly - this platform keeps erasing them from my "saved," items. (Yours are not the only ones).

Phenomenal

Now machines speak are they equal? Heaven no it is of course our humanity that makes us equal in the eyes of the Devine because we are all created in the image of GOD.

Word spinning at it's finest. Speech is a form of communication. There are other forms of communication. Bees, for instance, by dancing can show other bees in their hive information about the direction and distance to flowers yielding nectar and pollen, describe the richness of the source, show sources of water, or show new nest-site locations. That is failrly complicated information. I suspect humans couldn't duplicate that (by dancing). Whales and dolphins use sounds, body language and physical contact to communicate with other whales and dophins. Whales use very low frequency sounds to communicate long distances, even across ocean basins. This is not to say that any animal has developed communication to the level humans have, but it is a matter of degree, not a matter of humans having something that no other animal has.

Profound.

Amazing!

Great stuff, how could anyone thumbs down? I don't get it....

So, if we're all created equal, how'd we get to the point that a bunch of you can get together and make up "laws" that I must be subject too? If you and I are equal, you have no lawful power over me. If neither you nor anyone else has any lawful power over me, how does zero + zero + zero + zero, etc. = something greater than zero just because a bunch of you get together and so decide? In other words, what if I do NOT consent to YOUR governance? Honest question!

A king must not be feared instead he has a reputation which nobody can't do... #sharefrommewhere'smine.? #mutualism #equality

The founding fathers meant "the pursuit of happiness " and 'equality " to go hand in hand. The pursuit meant in a financial sense. The ability to make money to be happy. That all men are equal means that all men make about the same amount of money or have about equal chances to do so. There's over 50 trillion dollars In private wealth. In order for everyone to be equal that money must be distributed equally. Works out at about 350,000$ per person. Thats what all men are created equal means. As of now... all men are created unequal. Inequality is rampant. Every citizen can have atleast 100,000$ in their savings account and still have a bunch of millionaires and a few billionaires. Instead we have a millions of homeless with tens of thousands in university debt in exchange for millions of millionaires and 100s of billionaires.

I was born in the same economic situation as a famous NBA player. But I'm not as rich as him. That famous NBA player robbed me of an NBA salary.

The distinctions are important To regard rational creatures versus animals that will eat each other alive but I don't see the relevance to the Constitution. The Constitution is a pact between consenting adults. As to equality, We are born equal and that equality demands respect with regard to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In other words we each respect the other's life liberty and pursuit of happiness as a consequence of being born equal. We are more equal or less equal contrary to certain beliefs and opinions of certain classes that shred the Constitution and the rule of law and should be in jail.

All men are CREATED equal, but all men do not CREATE equally.

It seems wasteful to get an ad for Hillsdale college on a Hillsdale college video.

Can anyone answer this for me? I asked on another show and it wasn't answered. Thanks: "Why isn't anyone talking about an organized communication campaign to several specific officials and news media? This is exemplified by the US Constitution as Step #1. I find it odd no one is orchestrating something like paper letters and public decrees to show the genuine will of The People. Thank you." This is clarification that I added after the original question: What I'm saying is, if we're a nation of laws and have protocols to abide in that law, why isn't anyone promoting documentation of our legal management from "We the People" to the elected/appointed officials so same officials must then comply, argue for a compromise, or be openly defiant to the lawful will of the People they represent and serve? If Conservatives would have organized a letter-campaign and petitions instead of that Jan 6 march/protest which was used against us, in the end, we would have Legal Grounds to replace and force the defiant swampers/useless career politicians out of office and replaced with moral/effective servants. It seems everyone is looking right past the trees to the forest and not doing step one of a Constitutional legal battle, that being, service of complaint and decree of desired remedy from the "We the People" party in this complaint. Does this help clarify? Thank you.

remember you analogy of dogs and humans? crazy how the founding fathers (and landmark cases like dredd scott are examples of that) looked at the general public as unfit to run a govt. Not only did the constitution not apply to the disenfranchised but the signers never looked at you as equals to begin with. More than anything we were probably indistinguishable to the founding fathers between livestock and people.

"Created equal" he found an "Educated" way around the fact that out Equalness is derived from our common CREATOR, who did not give unalienable rights to dogs. A human is not a dog, but it isn't because the Creator has made it so. His poetic argumentation kinda goes out the window when a child is born mute, unable to speak...Yet because dignity is that which is bestowed by the Creator becauae of who He is, not what man can do ie speak. Hia speaking or communication is a communicable attribute of the Creator, the Lord Jesus The Christ Himself.

I always felt that equality is about intrinsic value versus extrinsic value. All human kind have infinite intrinsic value. Our worth is not what we produce or how brilliant or capable we are. Our worth is related to our value to Deity. Equality is not sameness. Sameness is boring, and rather useless.

All men are created equal, but All men are not equally creative.

“Hitler and Churchill have equal dignity? “ Hmmm, that’s pretty wild 😜 Hint: logos, reason

Animals don't speak? Koko. I elk hunt and they have amazing social networks. Some of the comments are very stereotypical and ideological, over simplification of reality in the reality you want to see and believe.

“All men are created equal.” Which means all men and women were created by our Father in Heaven with equal amounts of love toward all his children. It therefore means if we recognize his love for his children we must treat each person with that same love.

Not every single human born can talk or think though there are some who have cognitive ability of an animal due to problems

Children are created in the image of God, whereas dogs are not. The ability to think and communicate are ancillary to that, but not equivalent.

I’m concerned about this concept of speech and talking being the thing that makes all humans equal and distinctly different from animals. I’ve never heard that. That’s not commonly received wisdom, and I don’t think it should be. I see you’re trying to make a specific point, about the power of the “consent of the governed” ideal in the U.S., and I’m happy our country was founded on some of these ideals for sure. But the connection between “talking people” and “all men are created equal” really bares no validity. If speech (the ability to talk) is how we define another being as equal to us, then should persons of different abilities (like deaf-mutes) who have the inability to speak or hear be treated as less than equal humans because of their disability? Do animals, who use complex language, deserve to be treated as savage beasts? “Gunnison's prairie dogs seem to have a fairly complex language... rather than just sounding a basic alarm call, researchers have found that their alarm calls can describe specific predator speed, color, shape, and size... So when is this communication complex enough for us to call it a language? Elephants have been found to communicate across miles of land through subsonic sound. And when researchers slow a hummingbird's chirp down, it seems the song may be as complex as a song from some other birds, though more studies need to be done to understand this. Do we view animal "language" as limited just because we have trouble understanding it?” - Source: askabiologist.asu.edu/questions/human-animal-differences#:~:text=Humans%20and%20animals%20both%20eat%2C%20sleep%2C%20think%2C%20and%20communicate.&text=Some%20people%20think%20that%20the,your%20own%20thoughts%20and%20feelings). Again, “consent of the governed” is a wonderful philosophic idea and I’m glad the U.S. was founded on that value (amongst others), but if you’re saying that “talking/speech” is fundamentally required to be considered equal to another human being…or that “talking/speech” is the difference between humans and animals…you’re thinking too small. And/or you’re not up to speed on modern science. Either way, if our founding fathers were here today, they would urge Dr. Arnn to think bigger.

All men are created equal. I was born an American. I have issue with 'illegals'. I interact with them regurlarly and it bothers with my conscience. I take my citizenship seriously. Extreemly serious. But I cannot let my beliefs stand in my own way. How do I deal with my predicament? These seem to be good people but I know that being illegal is hurting our system, and me personally! Has anyone else have the same type of issue.

Ummm... This is a GREAT sediment....except, his last words are you can't put a harness on people unless they volunteer. African people's ALL have speech and language, right? Farmers literally would put harnesses on black folks and tell them to plow the field. I'm just saying it just seems to me that if the founding fathers were using Larry's logic, we would have NEVER had slavery in America. Just sayin'

Animals communicate and can teach their children according to research. I doubt they engage in philosophy, much less it's sub-fields.

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