 In perhaps its most profound line, it says, all men are created equal. We are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The desire for freedom is wired into our souls. I like the way the movie Amistad expressed this idea. Speaking before the Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams, former president of the United States, now defense lawyer, says, quote, the natural state of mankind is freedom.