write a 2 paragraph essay that:

1) explains what this excerpt from the declaration of independence means and

2) discusses how you think it applies to the us today.

include at least 2 of the points below in your explanation:

*life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

*unalienable rights

*consent of the governed

*all men are created equal

“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.”