THE Founding Fathers of the United States recognized the spiritual basis for all liberties when they embodied in the Declaration of Independence the concept that all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Within the framework of human government many of these rights have already been secured. In a progressive society this is cause for gratitude. However, the fullness of one's spiritual selfhood cannot be set forth or protected by legal documents.
The means of effectively asserting a fuller sense of worthiness for progress is available today through Christian Science. The remedy for all limitations, economic or otherwise, lies in one's identification of himself as spiritual.
In Miscellany, Mrs. Eddy states (p. 158), "The burden of proof that Christian Science is Science rests on Christian Scientists." In sustaining this burden of proof the student of Christian Science joyously works to prove that sin, disease, and death, as well as limited personal liberties, are not part of God's creation. He recognizes that the benefits of Science are matched by corresponding duties.
