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.
¶ "Original Rough Draught" of the Declaration of Independence (Jun. 1776)
Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd (1950).
