“we hold these truths to be self-evident, that al men are rested equal, that they are endoned by thelr Creator with certain unal
ienable Rights, that among these are Lfe, ubery and the pursu of Happiness.That to secure these rights, Govements are instituted among Men, deriving thelr just powers from the consent of the governed,-That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, It ls the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to lnstitute new Government, laying lts foundation on such prindiples and organtzing its powers in sudt form, as to them shall seem most llkely to effect their Safety and Happiness. The theme of this passage from the Declaration of Independence is best described as:
