He's retaining a sense of humor:
> Our founders did not write that "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all US Persons are created equal."
> Our founders did not write that "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all US Persons are created equal."
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.
EDIT: I quote it because it too makes a universal claim