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Mike Johnson: “That promissory note promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, not equality of outcomes.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
That promissory note promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, not equality of outcomes.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Johnson emphasizes that the Constitution guarantees opportunities, not equal outcomes.

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