The second paragraph of “The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America” states: “We hold these truths to be 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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Later a constitution for this great nation was established and begins with these words: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
On Monday, July 4th we will celebrate the birth of the nation we have come to know as the United States of America. The founders of this great nation clearly understood two central truths.
