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.