Evidence: Does "All Men" Mean Every Human Being

  • Thomas Jefferson, First (Original) draft of the Declaration of Independence, 1776.
  • Thomas Jefferson, Query VI in Notes on the State of Virginia, 1783.
  • James Madison, Federalist 54, February 12, 1788.
  • George Washington, Letter to Robert Morris, April 12, 1786.
  • James Wilson, Of the Natural Rights of Individuals, in Lectures on Law (1790-1791). 
  • Abraham Lincoln, Fifth Joint Debate, Galesburg, October 7, 1858.