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FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE DECLARATION

  • When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.



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REFERENCES

  • "The Rights of Women." ''The North Star" 28 July 1848 .

  • "Bolting Among the Ladies." ''Oneida Whig'' 1 August 1848 .

  • Tanner, John. "Women out of their Latitude." ''Mechanics' Mutual Protection'' 1848.



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