| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. | | | |
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| | | NUMBER: | 396 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) |
| QUOTATION: | We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | THOMAS JEFFERSON, “‘Original Rough Draught’ of the Declaration of Independence,” June 1776.—The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd, vol. 1, p. 423 (1950). |
| SUBJECTS: | Declaration of Independence |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia | | |
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