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.
Preamble to the Declaration of Independence
Abraham Lincoln called the Declaration of Independence “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.”
A full transcript of the document can be found in the National Archives website.
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