

The unanimous Declaration
Of the thirteen united States of America
When in the Course of human events
It becomes necessary for one people
To dissolve the political bands
Which have connected them with another
And to assume among the powers of the earth
The separate and equal station
To which the Laws of Nature And of Nature's God entitle them
A decent respect
to the opinions of mankind
Requires that they should declare
The causes which impel them to the separation
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