Introduction Video
Thomas Jefferson
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“We take the followings as 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…....”
—The American Declaration of Independence
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“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…...”
—The American Declaration of Independence
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“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it and to institute new Governments, laying its foundation on such principles and organising its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness......”
—The American Declaration of Independence
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“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government......”
—Thomas Jefferson
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“I cannot live without books…”
—Thomas Jefferson
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“Is today July 4?.....”
—The last word of Thomas Jefferson