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Quotation from The Founding Documents by Continental Congress and United States Constitutional Convention
“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”
The Founding Documents, Declaration of Independence (1776) (National Archives transcription)
The Declaration states the premise of natural equality and rights before listing grievances against the Crown.
Citation: "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" — Continental Congress and United States Constitutional Convention, The Founding Documents, Declaration of Independence (1776) (National Archives transcription). (id the-founding-documents-q1)
Portrait: United States Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Public domain.
