Independence

"We hold these truths to be self evident,

that all men are created equal,

that they are endowed by their Creator with certain 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 abolish it."