"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - Thomas Jefferson, the powerful second sentence of the Declaration of Independence, written at age 33, one year into the Revolutionary War and approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. #Declaration _of_Independence #Thomas_Jefferson #about_com
