"
. . . 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 . . . " |
In Congress |
July 4, 1776 |
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"A Republic . . . If you can keep it" . . . Benjamin Franklin 1787 |
"Now the second revolution begins . . . in order to keep it" . . . bauto 2009 |