"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." The above statement was a part of
A) a Quaker pamphlet denouncing slavery.
B) Jefferson's general statement of the right of revolution.
C) an early petition by the South Carolina assembly demanding an end to the slave trade.
D) Thomas Paine's Common Sense.

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This statement is from the Declaration of Independence, primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson. It outlines the philosophical foundation for the right of revolution, emphasizing that governments exist to secure the unalienable rights of the people, and derive their powers from the consent of the governed.

"We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident, That All Men