"I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors... Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the (servants) of your sex; regard us then as being placed by Providence under your protection, and in imitation of the Supreme Being make use of that power only for our happiness."
This was her husband's reply: "As to your extraordinary code of laws, I cannot but laugh."
Needless to say women were left out of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
What does this have to do with Stand Up Guys you might ask.
Well abuse and equality can not coexist: they are antithesis of each other. Stand Up Guys' vision is a world with liberty, justice, safety and equality for all and for so long that has not been the world for women.
This Independence Day when we reflect upon our nation's freedom, let us resolve to work for a world where everyone has the freedoms and privileges that independence is truly suppose to bring.
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