We Hold These Truths

“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.”

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
American Civil Religion
U. S. Declaration of Independence

Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011, p. 1056 [Thomas Jefferson (et. al.), U. S. Declaration of Independence].