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[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, 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 alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

The Constitution of the US of frickin A

[-] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

That's the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. And for as much as it is a foundational document of the US, it's also not a legal document.

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