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Because these self-evident truths, beginning with Equality, had been set at nought by Great Britain, in her relations with our fathers, Independence was declared.
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Here, Sumner connects the declaration of independence to the violation of self-evident truths by Great Britain, emphasizing the importance of equality.
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