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Quote from Thomas Jefferson,


"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable 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;"


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Thomas Jefferson (more quotes by Thomas Jefferson or books by/about Thomas Jefferson)


(1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President

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Jefferson's hand-written draft of the Declaration of Independence, June, 1776

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Consent, Equality, Government, Happiness, Independence, Justice, Liberty, Life, Power, Republic, Rights, Security, Truth

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