Things that should be obvious, to a thinking person.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." comes from the US Declaration of Independence.
The correct phrase is "We hold these truths to be self-evident,...." The primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
Self-Evident
The concept of self-evident truths comes from the Enlightenment thinkers, primarily John Locke. It is used in the Declaration of Independence as a means of illustrating that the human rights Jefferson was writing about were morally virtuous, unarguably. (Although there is room for debate, in truth, this was the point of using the term self-evident).
The Founding Fathers found them to be obvious as shown in History, ones that stood out for themselves, being prominently and inherently evident in and of themselves.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." comes from the US Declaration of Independence.
The phrase "we hold these truths to be self-evident" means that the truths mentioned, which come after that famous phrase, do not need to be explained, defended, or rationalized. "Self-evident" means that the thing provides its own justification just because it exists.
The correct phrase is "We hold these truths to be self-evident,...." The primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.
"These Truths" the Bill of Rights in the Declaration of Independence
Self-Evident
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you [should] assume the following is true
The Declaration of Independence.
Self evident means obviously true in itself, without need for justification. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." The instinct for survival is self-evident, but instincts can be overridden by logic or emotion.
The colonists believed that the truths that were self-evident were: 1)All men are created equal, 2)That they are endowed by their with certain unalienable rights, 3)That among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."