[00:21.22]the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,
[00:28.33]a decent respect to the opinions of mankind
[00:32.16]requires that they should declare the causes which impel them t o the separation.
[00:38.08]We hold these truths to be self-evident, that allmen are create d equal,
[00:44.74]that they are endowed by their Creatorwith certain unalienable Rights,
[00:50.21]that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
[00:55.47]—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted amon g Men,
[01:00.39]deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
[01:05.31]—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
[01:10.67]it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,
[01:15.38]and to institute new Government,
[01:17.90]laying itsfoundation on such principles and organizing its power s in suchform,
[01:24.35]as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Hap piness.
[01:30.37]Prudence, indeed, willdictate that Governments long established
[01:35.51]should not be changedfor light and transient causes;
[01:39.34]and accordingly all experience has shown,