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.
“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.”
A declaration asserting the thirteen American colonies’ independence from Britain, grounding separation in natural rights, popular consent, and grievances against the Crown.