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Speech by Matt Damon.

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. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it....

Text: The Declaration of Independence

Quate info:

Long before he was elected President of the U.S. in 1800, Thomas Jefferson left his mark on American history by drafting the Declaration of Independence. On June 10 1776, as friction with the British reached a breaking point in the colonies, the Second Continental Congress appointed a committee of five to draft a statement declaring the intention of the colonies to break away and form a sovereign nation. Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were among those on the committee, but the actual writing task was delegated to Jefferson. After much debate and many drafts, the Declaration was adopted on July 4, 1776. Jefferson went on to become one of the nation's foremost leaders and political thinkers.

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