It didn't happen overnight. In 1776 our fore fathers declared, among other things, -- "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" It took another 11 years for our country to adopt the constitution and 15 years after 1776 for the bill of rights to be adopted. Happy 4th of July!!!!