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In Congress, July 4, 1776

We hold these Truths...

To be self-evident...

That all People 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 People...

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 abolish it...

And to institute new Government ...

Laying it's Foundation on such Principles...

And organizing it's Powers in such Form...

As to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.


(Copied and altered slightly)

Authors Bio:

Jim Bush is a 67 year old, Vietnam-era veteran, currently living in Texas. He was raised in a military family. His father received the Silver Star for directing troops while under air attack at Clark Field in the Phillipines, survived the Bataan Death March, and spent three and a half years in a Japanese POW camp. He also received the Purple Heart for wounds received while a  POW. Jim served as an army photographer in Okinawa and Korea. In 1987 he traveled to the war zones of Nicaragua with a veteran's group dedicated to stopping the Contra War.