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Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator
with inherent and inalienable 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. . . . He <the English King> has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing
Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. . . . .
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."
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