One phrase that was in both the original and final versions is, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The document we know isn't terribly long, but the draft he delivered to the Second Continental Congress was much longer, and the original draft was heavily edited, revised and diluted by committee. ![]() When Thomas Jefferson was asked to write the Declaration of Independence in late June 1776, he did so in just a few days.
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