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What is the purpose and structure of the Declaration of Independence? Please explain in more than just 3 sentences, thank you!

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The Declaration of Independence says that government has one purpose; protecting the unalienable, God-given rights that all human beings posses. In the Declaration states:

That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. [The term "rights" had been defined earlier this way -- "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."]The Declaration of Independence makes it clear that government has one purpose; that of protecting the inherent human rights of life, liberty and property (pursuit of happiness).
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