'... equal in 'certain inalienable rights among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' This they said, and this meant.' (Lincoln). In June 1976 Congress appointed a committee of Five to draft a statement to the world presenting the colonies' case for independence. The committee consisted of John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. The committee assigned …showed first 75 words of 2638 total…

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