Thomas Jefferson wrote and signed
the Declaration of Independence
the Declaration of Independence
- a document that was considered high treason
for the country that ruled over him.
for the country that ruled over him.
To those brave men and women
who conceived of a better way for mankind to live,
who conceived of a better way for mankind to live,
may I offer my deepest appreciation
for your courage to put your life on the line
for me.
for me.
You were able to imagine
that a new nation was possible
that a new nation was possible
where these words would ring true for generations.
"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,
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness."
Pin It and the pursuit of Happiness."