Independence Day
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.
That, to
secure these rights,
Governments
are instituted
among Men,
deriving
their just Powers
from
the consent of the governed.
That,
whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and organizing its
Powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety
and Happiness.
Declaration
of Independence
