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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.
The Declaration of Independence’s second sentence looms large in American history, just as much for its brilliance and promises as for its contradictions. In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Walter Isaacson offers a close-reading of one of the country’s most famous founding sentences.
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