Extract from the Declaration of Independence as adopted by Congress

July 4, 1776

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.

MS (DNA). Published in PTJ, 1:429.
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