The Declaration of Independence

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 — the unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America.

“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.”

You can read the complete Declaration of Independence at the National Archives:

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