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.......and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. |
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We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..... |